Los Angeles: Tahquitz Peak via Devils Slide
This 8.4-mile out-and-back gains 2,500 feet to unbeatable desert-to-ocean views over the San Jacinto Mountains.
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Mapped by Rajeev Jain
Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.7
Waypoints
TQP001
Location: 33.7646217346191, -116.68579864502
Hike N on Devils Slide Trail for well-graded, but moderately steep 800-ft. climb right from the start
TQP002
Location: 33.7712783813477, -116.681297302246
Contour N; cross two seasonal streambeds
TQP003
Location: 33.7778511047363, -116.680198669434
Big switchback heads S past Middle Spring and in .5 mi. passes Powderbox Spring (not reliable water sources)
TQP004
Location: 33.7739791870117, -116.672798156738
Saddle Junction: Hard R @ 5-way intersection onto the Pacific Crest Trail (marked with wood posts)
TQP005
Location: 33.7698745727539, -116.674758911133
Next mile is stacked with long-range views of Coachella Valley below and the spine of the San Jacinto Mtns.
TQP006
Location: 33.7664985656738, -116.673133850098
Streams and woodlands of Tahquitz Meadow opens to the E
TQP007
Location: 33.7627182006836, -116.6708984375
Evergreens thin and grow shorter
TQP008
Location: 33.7588996887207, -116.671897888184
Hit treeline. Steep drops to R of trail; look for blunt granite knob of Lily Rock on N shoulder of Tahquitz
TQP009
Location: 33.7553787231445, -116.677101135254
Tahquitz Peak (8,828 ft.): Sweeping vistas from the super-heated desert in Joshua Tree NP to Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean. The fire lookout is the highest in San Bernardino NF (continuously operated station since 1938). Retrace route to car
