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** Use at Your Own Risk **
32D |
Middle Peak |
5883' |
Location: San Diego County, about 8 miles south of Julian, 150 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | San Diego County |
| Forest Service | Cleveland National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Cuyamaca Peak 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 960K | |
| 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: Cuyamaca Peak, Stonewall Peak, Oakzanita Peak
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 5 miles round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, January 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take I-5 south to SR 78 in San Diego County.
- Go east on SR 78 through Escondido to the junction with SR 79 just past the town of Julian. Turn right (south) on SR 79.
- Go south on SR 79 for 9 miles to the Cuyamaca Dam.
- Continue 0.1 mile to a gravel turnout on the right with log gates at either end. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (4600'), hike up an asphalt road which goes south. Ignore a road that goes off to the right.
- At about 0.1 mile you will come to a locked gate with stone pillars. Pass the gate and continue up the road passing a stone foundation and on to a road junction at 5600'.
- Take the left fork and go a few hundred feet to another fork.
- Leave the road here and hike cross-country west up the ridge to the summit.
ROUTE 2
- Distance: 5 miles round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, January 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Take I-5 south to SR 78 in San Diego County.
- Go east on SR 78 through Escondido to the junction with SR 79 just past the town of Julian. Turn right (south) on SR 79.
- Go south on SR 79 for 9 miles to the Cuyamaca Dam.
- Continue 1.1 miles to a road on the right side (west) with a sign "Camp Hual-Cu-Cuish". Park on the left (east) side of the highway.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4600'), cross the highway and hike west up the dirt road to a fork.
- Keep right at this fork and pass a gate and continue on to another fork with a barrier on the right fork.
- Turn right and follow this road to another fork at 5640'.
- Turn right and go about 300 yards to the high point on the road.
- Leave the road here on the left and hike cross-country up through trees to the summit.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
Middle Peak and Cuyamaca Peak are often done as a car shuttle or loop trip. It is possible to go south down the ridge from Middle Peak to the five way junction described in Route 2 of the Cuyamaca Peak guide. Continue to Middle Peak via the Route 2 instructions.
HISTORICAL NOTE
Middle Peak lies within the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.