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30E

Toro Peak

8316'

Location: Riverside County, about 14 miles south-southwest of Palm Desert, 134 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Riverside County
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	Toro Peak 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 510K
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

Nearby Peaks: Santa Rosa Mountain

ROUTE 1 - South Gully from Reservation Boundary

Distance: 1 mile round trip cross-country in forest
Gain: 500'
Time: 1 hour round trip
Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Karen Leverich, 2003

DRIVING ROUTE 1

Take SR 60 east to I-215.
Go south on I-215 to the Ramona Expressway. Turn left (east).
Go east and then southeast on the Ramona Expressway until it ends at SR 74. Turn left (east).
Go east on SR 74 to Mountain Center.
Continue east on SR 74 for 12.5 miles to the intersection with SR 371 on the right.
Continue east on SR 74 about 5.2 miles to a dirt road 7S02 on the right signed "Santa Rosa Mtn.". Turn right. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 8.5 miles, fork to the left. Keep straight.
At 8.9 miles, fork to the left. Keep straight.
At 9.8 miles, fork. Turning sharply right leads to Santa Rosa Mountain. Continue straight.
At 11.5 miles, stop at the Y-junction and park near the junction.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (7800'), hike up the right-hand road fork, which heads uphill to a nearby gate. The gate is often closed but sometimes open.
Leave the road at the gate and ascend a forested gully to the south.
Reach an obvious saddle after 400' gain, then turn right (west) and climb adjacent bump 8316'.
This bump is Toro West Peak, the register location. The traditional summit of Toro Peak lies 0.6 miles to the southeast and should be avoided.

ACCESS NOTE

The traditional (highest) summit of Toro Peak is located at an electronic site within the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation. Public access is currently restricted. This guide provides directions to the register location on the west summit, elevation 8316', which lies entirely within the National Forest.