Printable Peak Guide

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Location: San Diego County, about 7 miles east-southeast of Julian, 158 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	San Diego County
Forest Service	Cleveland National Forest
USGS Topo	Earthquake Valley 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 2.8 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)

Take I-15 south to Temecula.
Go southeast on SR 79 to Warner Springs.
Continue 3 miles on SR 79 to the intersection with S2 on the left. Turn left.
Go southeast on S2 about 17 miles to SR 78 (Scissors Crossing).
Jog 1/3 mile west on SR 78 (right) and continue on S2 for 9.8 miles to Vallecito Wash on the right (west). Here there is a sign "Oriflamme Canyon". Turn right.
Note:The condition of the road up Oriflamme varies from year to year. Drive as far as seems appropriate to your vehicle before parking.
Go 1/4 mile to a fork. Go right.
Go 1.8 miles to another fork. Go right.
Go 1/4 mile to where a jeep track appears to the right (north). Park near here. 4WD vehicles can go slightly farther.

From the parking area (2600'), hike up the jeep road to abandoned mine workings at 3500'.
Continue northeast to the top of a ridge that comes southeast down from the peak.
Ascend this ridge to the summit ridge.
Turn right and follow the summit ridge northeast over an intermediate bump to the summit.