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32E

Cuyamaca Peak

6512'

Location: San Diego County, about 9 miles south of Julian, 155 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	San Diego County
Forest Service	Cleveland National Forest
USGS Topo	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: Middle Peak, Stonewall Peak, Oakzanita Peak

ROUTE 1

Distance: 6 miles round trip on road
Gain: 1600'
Time: 3 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, moderate
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 2.7 miles to the entrance to Paso Picacho Park on the right. Park in the day use parking lot. There is a day use fee for the park. Parking along the highway is not permitted near the park.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (4870'), hike southwest up the campground road to a point between campsites 25 and 26 where a trail starts.
Follow this trail a short distance to where it meets a paved road.
Turn right (west) on this road and follow it up to the summit.