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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) through San Bernardino Forest and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains

Hike from Bull Canyon Parking to Snow Creek along the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail via Lion Peak, Pyramid Peak, Cedar Spring, Palm View Peak, Fobes Saddle, Spitler Peak, Apache Peak, Apache Spring, Antsell Rock, South Peak, Red Tahquitz, Tahquitz Meadow, Powderbox Spring, Middle Spring, Jolley Spring, Idylwild, Deer Springs Trail and Castle Rocks in the San Bernardino National Forest and the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. #Hiking #PCT #Nature #Mountain #Forest

  • Distance: 59.0 mi
  • Elevation gain: 13,064 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 8,980 ft
  • Elevation loss: 16,745 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 1,234 ft
  • Moving time: 1 d 5 h
  • Moving speed: 2.0 mph
  • Maximum speed: 3.5 mph
  • Total time: 5 d 1 m
  • Global speed: 0.5 mph

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Name: Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) through San Bernardino Forest and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Bull Canyon Parking, Riverside County, California, United States (33.56322 -116.57671)

End: Snow Creek Road, Snow Creek, Riverside County, California, United States (33.89376 -116.68290)

Coordinates: 33.56322 -116.74010 33.89376 -116.56198

Topography: Riverside County topographic map, elevation, terrain

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