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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 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.