Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Riverside County, about 12 miles northeast of Borrego Springs, 182 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County, San Diego County
USGS Topos	Rabbit Peak 7½, Fonts Point 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 5 megs
	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)

Drive east on I-10 to the 86S expressway in Indio.
Drive south toward El Centro on SR 86S Expressway for about 35.5 miles to Salton City.
Turn west on the Borrego-Salton Seaway (S22).
Continue 14.8 miles to a parking area on the right (just past the 32 mile marker) and a dirt road on the left (south). Park in this area on either side of the road. The road on the south of S22 is signed, "Thimble Trail". This is a good car camping spot.
It is also possible to reach the trailhead by driving east on S22 from Christmas Circle in Borrego Springs for about 13.1 miles.

From the parking area (980'), the route is evident. It is the ridge coming south down from Villager Peak.
Hike north across the desert on a good use trail, just past the east end of "Lute" ridge (see topo map, Section 12), to the prominent ridge on the left (west) side of Rattlesnake Canyon.
The use trail switchbacks up the toe of the ridge and then up the steady slope of the ridge over several false summits and up to the summit.
On the descent, take care at 4400' not to follow the southeast ridge down into Rattlesnake Canyon. Continue on the south trending ridge.