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The Cactus to Clouds Trail (C2C) is a hiking route in California.It begins in Palm Springs, California, and ascends to San Jacinto Peak.With a net elevation gain of roughly 10,300 feet (3,100 m), it has one of the greatest elevation increases among day-hike routes in the United States.
San Jacinto Peak is easily accessible, as many trails penetrate the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. The most popular [ citation needed ] route starts with a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway from Valley Station at 2,643 feet (806 m) near Palm Springs up to Mountain Station at 8,516 feet (2,596 m).
The Mount San Jacinto State Park encompasses the weathered granite summit of Mount San Jacinto, which at 10,834 feet (3,302 m) above sea level [3] makes this the second highest peak and mountain range in Southern California. It is accessible by the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and lies on the Pacific Crest Trail.
An "experienced climber" from New York died after falling 300 to 400 feet while hiking a mountain in Colorado, authorities said. Herbert "Hal" Wise, 53, was hiking the Rock of Ages trail in Wilson ...
Tahquitz Peak (pronounced / t ɑː ˈ k w iː t s /, sometimes / ˈ t ɑː k ɪ t s /) is a granite, 8,846-foot-tall (2,696 m) rock formation [3] located on the high western slope of the San Jacinto mountain range in Riverside County, Southern California, United States, above the mountain town of Idyllwild. Tahquitz has a steep approach hike ...
Herbert "Hal" Wise, 53, was hiking the Rock of Ages trail in Wilson Peak, Colorado, around 15 miles southwest of Telluride and 118 miles northeast of Durango when he fell. The trail's elevation is ...
The road is a popular hike and the flats were a popular campground. The Henninger Flats Forestry Center is also used for conservation education. [9] The toll road was washed out by a landslide in 2005 approximately 200 yards (182.9 m) past the Eaton Canyon bridge, but was re-opened in early September 2009 as the result of fire crews needing vehicular access to the area while fighting the ...
The highest peak in the range is San Jacinto Peak (3,302 m; 10,834 ft) NAVD 88, [3] and the range is also a Great Basin Divide landform for the Salton Watershed to the east. The hills east of Live Oak Canyon Road, in San Bernardino County, are the northernmost extent of the range. Mount San Jacinto as viewed from the north