San Jacinto Peak

One of the few peaks above 10,000 feet in southern California, San Jacinto rises 10,834 feet above the Palm Springs resort area. The most popular route to the top is via the Palm Springs tram, a seemingly vertical ascent of the eastern side of the mountain. These pictures reflect the trail along the Marion mountain trail approach, starting 7 miles north of Idyllwild, a small town sitting in the western shadow of San Jacinto. The trail has an average elevation gain of 1,000 feet per mile, approximately a 20% grade with a total gain of 4,900 feet. Even though the trail is extremely steep and covered in 6 feet of snow on Memorial Day 2005, it has some of the best views of any of the San Jacinto approaches.

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