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32H

Garnet Mountain

5680'+
(UTM 482443)

Location: San Diego County, about 12 miles southeast of Julian, 155 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	San Diego County
Forest Service	Cleveland National Forest
USGS Topos	Monument Peak 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 690K
	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: Garnet Peak, Monument Peak #1

ROUTE 1

Distance: 0.6 mile round trip on road and cross-country
Gain: 200'
Time: 1/2 hour round trip
Rating: Class 1, easy
Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 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 6 miles to the junction with Sunrise Highway (S1) on the left. Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 7.4 miles (after mile marker 30.4), a paved road on the left with a sign "Kwaaymii Point". Turn left.
Drive 0.3 mile on this road to its end. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (5480'), walk about 100' back up the paved road to a gated dirt road on the north side.
Cross the gate and hike north up this road.
Keep left at a fork and continue up to the high point of the road.
Leave the road here on the left and walk up through light brush to the summit.