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** Use at Your Own Risk **
23I |
Chaparrosa Peak |
5541' |
Location: San Bernardino County, about 7 miles west-northwest of Yucca Valley, 128 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| USGS Topo | Rimrock 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 810K | |
| 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) |
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 6 miles round trip on road, trail, and cross-country
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Bill T. Russell, June 1989
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Drive east on I-10 past Banning to SR 62.
- Go north on SR 62 to Pioneertown Road in Yucca Valley. Turn left.
- Go north on Pioneertown Road 7.3 miles to Pipes Canyon Road. Turn left (west).
- Go 0.6 mile to a fork. Go right.
- Continue 0.3 mile farther to a parking area at a locked gate ("The Pipes", UTM 421811). Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (4460'), hike south past the locked gate, cross the wash and hike up the jeep road to UTM 415800, which is about 3/4 mile from the parking area.
- Here the jeep road ceases to go roughly southwest up the broad ridge. Instead it turns south at a constant elevation. Leave the road on the right at a trail marked by the figure of a horse painted on a rock and continue up the ridge on this trail.
- The trail ascends for 100', crosses the crest of the ridge, and descends into a broad wash. It crosses the wash, and goes south up the wash to a saddle at UTM 406796. It then goes on the south side of a bump to a saddle 250 meters to the southwest at UTM 404787.
- Leave the trail here and go west up through some rocks to the summit. On the return trip it is pleasant to descend the broad ridge over elevation 5315'.
ROUTE 2
- Distance: 8 miles round trip on road, trail, and cross-country
- Gain: 1300'
- Time: 3-4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Dick Akawie and Al Campbell, September 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Drive east on I-10 past Banning to SR 62.
- Go north on SR 62 to Pioneertown Road in Yucca Valley. Turn left.
- Go north on Pioneertown Road 7.3 miles to Pipes Canyon Road. Turn left (west).
- Go 0.6 mile to a fork. Go right.
- Continue 0.3 mile farther to a parking area at a locked gate ("The Pipes", UTM 421811). Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4460'), hike west down the road into Pipes Canyon about 2 miles to where the canyon bottom widens out and a prominent canyon comes down from the south-southeast.
- At the point where the road forks and a wash goes off to the left (south), go up the wash and follow ducks to pick up an old trail which goes south-southeast up the canyon.
- Follow it about 1/2 mile to a saddle at 5200'+. Then follow the trail up the slope southeast to the saddle northeast of elevation 5490'.
- From here, contour southeast over two more bumps to the fourth bump, which is the summit. The register is on the east end.
NOTE
Since both routes share the same parking spot, they can be combined into an excellent loop trip.
ACCESS NOTE
Chaparrosa Peak burned over in the devastating Sawtooth Complex Fire of 2006. The peak is within the Pioneertown Mountains Preserve. Previous hiking restrictions following the fire have been lifted and the Preserve is open for hiking. The Preserve is open seven days per week, sunrise to sunset. It is OK to come out after dark, but park outside the gate and leave a note on your vehicle (so they don't go in looking for you). Docent led hikes can be scheduled through the Preserve office (760) 369-7105 if you would like to learn more about the area.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes (including the reopening of the Preserve) to the Mountain Records Chair.