El Capitan Mountain

Completed the Mission Trails 5 peak challange!

Did it with a good buddy in around 7.5 hours and it was 16 miles.

The Peak Marathon Map

Race date: Saturday July 14, 2018
Link: http://www.runthepeak.com/

Mission Trails - Climber's Loop

Mt San Jacinto

Pyles Peak

Rockhouse

San Gorgonio Wilderness permits (required)

http://sgwa.org/wilderness-permits/permit-availability/

Southern California Annual Forest Adventure Pass

https://www.myscenicdrives.com/store/item/forest-passes/southern-california/annual

three saints / six pack of peaks

three saints///

san gorgonio - wilderness permit & an adventure pass
san jacinto (11 mi) - take tram. get permit at long valley ranger station
san antonio (baldy) - national forest adventure pass, req. if parked in non-fee area

six-pack of peaks///

1. Mt. Wilson - 14 miles. 4,200' gain
2. Cucamonga - 11.6 miles. 4,300' gain
3. Mt. Baldy - 10 miles. 3,900' gain
4. Bernardino - 16.5 miles. 4,702' gain
5. San Jacinto - 11.4 miles. 4,689' gain
6. Gorgonio - 17.3 miles. 5,840' gain

Stonewall Peak

North and South Fortuna from Terrasanta

Iron Mtn

Cowles Mtn - Big Rock Trail (a.k.a. "the back side")

Land Navigation

army study guide | land nav

national wildlife coordinating group | basic land navigation

Terminology

WGS84 - world geodetic system is the reference coordinate system used by GPS.

NAD83 - North American Datum 1983, uses Earth's center mass or coordinate orgin

UTM - universal transverse mercator

KMZ files

Google Earth KMZ files

GPX hiking tracks

GPX files folder

Useful Hiking Links

Good for runs: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/April-2012/Get-Outside/

https://socalhiker.net/a-six-pack-of-peaks/

https://modernhiker.com/best-hikes-in-san-diego-county

http://www.sandiegohikers.com/category/all-hiking-trails/

http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/sixth-and-upas-trails-gateway

http://hiddensandiego.net/categories--hiking.php

http://hikingsdcounty.com/hiking-trails-in-san-diego-county-map-view/

http://www.mtrp.org/aaapopups/trail_maps/new_trail_map.html

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GPS Converter links (Garmin, Google Earth)

https://mygeodata.cloud/converter/kmz-to-gpx

https://mygeodata.cloud/converter/gpx-to-kmz

https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/

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http://mtrp.org/assets/pdfs/NewTrailMapFrontandBack.pdf

http://www.mtrp.org/aaapopups/trail_maps/new_trail_map.html

http://mtrp.org/trail_map/trail_map.asp 

http://www.peakbagger.com/

http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=12321

http://www.topozone.com/california/san-diego-ca/summit/

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https://www.mountainproject.com/v/mission-gorge/105790250


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Google Earth Landmark snapshot

Last Updated: 5/29/2017

So Cal Hiking List

Kitchen Creek Falls (FS adventure pass required)

The slot (Anza Borrego)

Los Penasquitos Canyon trail

Cowles mountain

Plies Peak

El Cajon mountain

Palomar mountain

Hot springs mountain

Iron mountain

Eagle Rock

Cuyamaca peak loop trail

Lake Poway to Potato Chip Rock (Mount Woodson)

Cedar creek falls to devil’s punchbowl

Oak Canyon trail (Mission Trails)

North and South Fortuna loop (Mission Trails)

Double peak trail

Three sisters falls (FS adventure pass required)

Penny pines to garnet peak (PCT)

Lower doane valley and French valley

The big Laguna trail (take short spur to monument peak, 10m loop)

Volcan mountain

Stonewall peak

Lake cuyamaca

Lower hellhole canyon / Maidenhair Falls

Whale peak

Split mountain

Mountain palm springs

Borrego palm canyon

Roberts ranch trail

Piedras pintadas

Ho chi minh trail

William heise county park

Goat canyon railroad trestle

Vejas Mountain

Firehouse Rock Trail

Mt. Miguel

Eagle Rock 

Tahquitz Peak

Mt. Woodson (Potato Chip rock) from Lake Poway

Eagle Rock (PCT) from Warner Springs Fire Station