Highest Point in Riverside County, Mt San Jacinto
Posted by: Rumpled
N 33° 48.882 W 116° 40.765
11S E 529669 N 3741656
Mt San Jacinto is the Highest Point in Riverside County
Waymark Code: WM81NA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2010
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At 10,834 Mt San Jacinto is the highest point in Riverside County. Located in Mt San Jacinto State Park, the only access is by hiking.
There are numerous trails one may hike to the summit, going from the aerial tram from Palm Springs is most common and the shortest and least elevation gain. There is a fee to take the tram, but no fee for the permit you need to hike in the wilderness.
One can also choose other trails that may have up to just under 10,000 feet of elevation gain.
Here is the page for Mt San Jacinto State Park
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Wikipedia also has a page on Mt San Jacinto
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Here is the Summitpost site for Mt San Jacinto
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