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Location: San Bernardino County, about 7 miles northwest of Fawnskin, 106 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area |
Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
USGS Topo | Butler Peak 7½ |
Official HPS Maps |
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| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to
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| Routes as shown on
CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
ROUTE 3
- Distance: 4.2 miles round trip on road
- Gain: 900'
- Time: 2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: David Harris, June 2020
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- Drive east on I-10 to SR 210.
- Drive north on SR 210 (signed "West")
to SR 330.
- Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
- Drive east on SR 18 to the dam at Big Bear Lake. Turn left on SR 38.
- Drive on SR 38 to Fawnskin. Turn left (northwest) on
3N14 (Rim of the World Drive, becomes Coxey Road). Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 1.3 miles, fork with 2N13 to the left and 3N14 to the right. Keep
right.
- At 1.8 miles, fork with Holcomb Valley Road to the right. Keep left.
- At 2.0 miles, Hanna Flat with 2N68 to the left. Go right.
- At 4.4 miles, stream crossing (Holcomb Creek) and junction with 3N93 to the left
and 3N08 to the right. Go straight (Coxey Road).
- At 6.0 miles, fork with 3N97 to the left. Go right.
- At 6.9 miles, junction with 3N16 at Big Pine Flat. Big Pine Flat may
also be reached from the southwest using the Green Valley Lake Road
(3N16). This is the turnoff for Hawes Peak,
Ingham Peak, Shay Mountain,
Little Shay Mountain, and Deer
Mountain.
- Turn right on 3N16 (before the Big Pine Flat Family Campground).
The road to this point is normally accessible to low clearance vehicles.
- Drive 50 yards to gate for 3N11 and turn left.
- Drive 0.2 miles on 3N11 to fork with 3N92 on your left. This is the turnoff to Route 1.
- Stay right on 3N11 and continue 1.3 miles to a parking area on a saddle. The road requires high clearance
and the last 0.2 mile requires 4WD.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- Follow the dirt road (3N17) west toward South Peak (1 mile) then north to White Mountain.
Note: If conditions permit, you may be able to drive some or all of the way up this road to the summit.