Pano from Washington's Monument San Bernadino Peak is one of the nine peaks along the San Bernadino Divide Range, which culminates at the summit of Mt. San Gorgonio. Limber Pine Bench is both a natural formation jutting out from this ridge as well as one of the best backpacking sites in Southern California. Distance: 16 …
About half-way up the east flank of Mt. San Bernadino lies a flat stretch of terrain coated in manzanita, dotted with Jeffrey pines, and, on this day at least, frosted with 6 inches of snow. The flat itself is a good stop and rest point for a longer trek up to San Bernadino Peak, or, …
Tahquitz Peak, also known simply as Tahquitz, is the high point of a granite outcropping in the San Jacinto Mountains that forms the south side of the bowl within which sits the town of Idyllwild. This 8,832' peak holds a 75 year-old fire lookout tower and features panoramic views from Palm Springs to Anza Borrego …
Driving through Garner Valley at Dawn. Mt. San Jacinto is on the left.Looking in the same general direction from the summit of Mt. San Jacinto.Mt. San Jacinto is the second tallest peak in Southern California at 10,834'. There are numerous ways to get to the summit, and all of them require a fair amount of …
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Dry Lake is an ephemeral subalpine lake filling a glacial basin nestled under the northern shoulder of Mt. San Gorgonio. Although the lake lived up to its billing on this warm spring day, the name "Dry Lake" is usually a misnomer, at least for half of the year. This lake comes and goes with the …
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