Mountain Home Peak

A cloud dance in front of San Bernardino Mt. morning after a very unusual winter-type storm in Southern California

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 W6/CT-090

Elevation:	7,470′
Route:	Cross country
Hike Distance:	1 mile round trip
Elevation Gain:	500′
Navigation:	Easy
Steepness:	Moderate to steep at the end
Vehicle:	Passenger car with decent clearance
Road:	Dirt road
Cell Coverage:	Good (Verizon), excellent APRS

We’d had a very unusual winter-type storm the day before I set out to these two easy San Bernardino Peaks. The forest service road 1N12 was rutted from that and from Tropical Storm Hilary a few weeks earlier. Normally, I’d say that an unqualified passenger car could do this, but there were some ruts and rocks on the otherwise good road. Forest service road 1N12 leaves Highway 38 right behind the Post Office in Angeles Oaks.

From the saddle at 34° 7.4744′ N, 116° 59.9909′ W – follow the firebreak up to the south. This firebreak has been pitted with a lot of whoopde-dos to discourage the off-road crowd and this makes this steep firebreak a little tedious to hike.

I’m somewhat surprised that Mountain Home Peak isn’t a Hundred Peaks qualifier as it is over 5,000′

The clouds danced overhead as I made my contacts on this enjoyable morning.