Overview
This is a list of 100 publicly accessible peaks and benchmarks in San Diego county created by the Sierra Club. The peaks on this list are located throughout San Diego county but mostly centered in the eastern portion of the county.This list is a great way to explore many places in San Diego county where most people do not go. On many of these hikes you will not see another person all day. Most people living in San Diego county do not realize the great year round hiking opportunities they can enjoy just a short drive away.
SDC Peaks
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San Ysidro Mountain
Anza Borrego After a Winter Storm
Burned Tree Near Garnet Peak
White Benchmark After a Hard Snow
Storm on Indianhead
View From Sombrero Peak
Garnet Peak Summit
Wild Flowers in Anza Borrego
Downtown San Diego from Cowles Mountain
The Marine Layer of San Diego from Viejas Mountain
The Peaks
PEAK NAME | ELEVATION | HIKING CLASS | 7.5 QUAD TOPO | UTM (E) | UTM (N) | LAND STATUS | MEASURE TYPE | TRIP REPORT
Wilson BM | 4,586 ft. | Class 1 | Tubb Canyon | 552860 | 3670890 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
Coyote Mtn | 3,192 ft. | Class 1 | Clark Lake | 562530 | 3689360 | ABDSP | BM
The Thimble | 5,779 ft. | Class 2 | Tubb Canyon | 546880 | 3678600 | ABDSP | Spot | Trip Report
Webo BM | 4,173 ft. | Class 1 | Tubb Canyon | 550880 | 3678540 | ABDSP | BM
Combs Peak | 6,193 ft. | Class 2 | Bucksnort Mtn. | 536750 | 3694890 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
P4401 (The Sirens) | 4,401 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 551420 | 3679820 | ABDSP | Spot
Palms BM | 3,121 ft. | Class 2 | Collins Valley | 548000 | 3693030 | ABDSP | BM
Knob BM | 3,431 ft. | Class 2 | Bucksnort Mtn. | 546000 | 3693020 | ABDSP | BM
Bonny BM | 4,574 ft. | Class 1 | Tubb Canyon | 547670 | 3675430 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
Elder BM | 3,433 ft. | Class 2 | Collins Valley | 547670 | 3694040 | ABDSP | BM
P4649 (Square Top) | 4,649 ft. | Class 2 | Hot Springs Mtn | 545260 | 3691200 | ABDSP | Spot
Rosa BM (Rosa Point) | 5,020 ft. | Class 2 | Fonts Point | 577440 | 3691500 | ABDSP | BM(l)
Villager Peak | 5,756 ft. | Class 2 | Rabbit Peak | 572720 | 3694410 | ABDSP | Spot
P5340 (Mile High) | 5,340 ft. | Class 2 | Rabbit Peak | 575280 | 3693000 | ABDSP | Inter
Palm BM | 2,701 ft. | Class 2 | Fonts Point | 581430 | 3685570 | ABDSP | BM
P4614 (Pinyon Ridge) | 4,614 ft. | Class 2 | Tubb Canyon | 550880 | 3670950 | ABDSP | Spot | Trip Report
Ted BM | 2,369 ft. | Class 1 | Tubb Canyon | 552370 | 3678320 | ABDSP | BM
P3500 (Pyramid Peak) | 3,500 ft. | Class 2 | Fonts Point | 578760 | 3688700 | ABDSP | Inter
Grapevine Mtn | 3,955 ft. | Class 1 | Earthquake Valley | 549830 | 3664570 | ABDSP | BM
Indianhead | 3,980 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 553110 | 3683670 | ABDSP | Inter | Trip Report
P5386 (San Ysidro Mtn) | 5,386 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 550250 | 3681300 | ABDSP | BM
Cody | 5,587 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 546950 | 3684930 | ABDSP | BM
Borrego Mtn. West ButtE | 1,207 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Mtn. | 574260 | 3672580 | ABDSP | Spot
White BM | 5,326 ft. | Class 2 | Tubb Canyon | 547690 | 3677270 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
Goat BM | 4,232 ft. | Class 1 | Tubb Canyon | 548840 | 3678430 | ABDSP | BM
Mine BM | 1,850 ft. | Class 2 | Sweeney Pass | 581090 | 3632780 | ABDSP | BM
Pike BM | 5,571 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 547100 | 3685980 | ABDSP | BM
P4660 (Palm Mesa) | 4,660 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 550000 | 3685580 | ABDSP | Spot
Ode BM | 1,510 ft. | Class 1 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 554230 | 3679940 | ABDSP | BM
Kay BM | 3,587 ft. | Class 1 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 552180 | 3679990 | ABDSP | BM
Borrego Mtn. East Butte | 1,196 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Mtn. | 577640 | 3670220 | ABDSP | Spot
YsidroBM(San Ysidro Mtn) | 6,147 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Palm Cyn | 546800 | 3679350 | Clev NF | BM | Trip Report
Collins | 4,559 ft. | Class 2 | Bucksnort Mtn | 545810 | 3694350 | ABDSP | BM
High Point LO | 6,142 ft. | Class 1 | Palomar Obs | 515300 | 3691400 | Clev NF | BM
Eagle Crag | 5,077 ft. | Class 2 | Vail Lake | 504140 | 3694040 | Clev NF | Spot
Mt Isreal | 1,346 ft. | Class 1 | Rancho Santa Fe | 486750 | 3659450 | | Spot
Boucher Hill | 5,448 ft. | Class 1 | Palomar Mtn | 507580 | 3688210 | Clev NF | Spot | Trip Report
Black Mtn | 4,045 ft. | Class 1 | Mesa Grande | 517980 | 3668840 | Clev NF | BM
Agua Tibia BM | 4,781 ft. | Class 2 | Vail LakE | 501760 | 3696530 | Clev NF | VABM
Sheephead Mtn | 5,896 ft. | Class 1 | Mt. Laguna | 550270 | 3631400 | ClevNF | Spot
Garnet Mtn | 5,700 ft. | Class 1 | Monument Peak | 548150 | 3644360 | Clev NF | Inter | Trip Report
Roost BM | 4,351 ft. | Class 1 | Monument Peak | 547090 | 3650740 | ABDSP | VABM
False Sombrero | 3,463 ft. | Class 2 | Sombrero Peak | 566253 | 3635766 | ABDSP | Spot
Piedras Grandes | 2,601 ft. | Class 2 | Jacumba | 579566 | 3622672 | ABDSP | Spot
Monument Peak | 6,271 ft. | Class 1 | Monument Peak | 554270 | 3639310 | Clev NF | VABM | Trip Report
Whale Peak | 5,350 ft. | Class 2 | Whale Peak | 563940 | 3654560 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
Garnet Peak | 5,900 ft. | Class 1 | Monument Peak | 550680 | 3643000 | Clev NF | Inter | Trip Report
Peak 3339 | 3,339 ft. | Class 2 | Sweeney Pass | 570375 | 362763 | ABDSP | Spot
Red Hill | 1,720 ft. | Class 2 | Sweeney Pass | 580827 | 3628406 | ABDSP | Spot
Indian Hill | 2,240 ft. | Class 2 | Sweeney Pass | 577528 | 3624541 | ABDSP | Spot | Trip Report
P4492 (Pinyon Mts) | 4,492 ft. | Class 2 | Whale Peak | 561600 | 3657540 | ABDSP | Spot
Sunset Mtn (Yak BM) | 3,658 ft. | Class 2 | Whale Peak | 567500 | 3662680 | ABDSP | BM
Moan BM | 2,939 ft. | Class 2 | Sweeney Pass | 576560 | 3623700 | ABDSP | BM
Sombrero Peak | 4,229 ft. | Class 2 | Sombrero Peak | 566400 | 3632720 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
P4684 (Sawtooth Mtns) | 4,684 ft. | Class 2 | Agua Caliente Spr | 560240 | 3638450 | BLM | Spot
Groan BM | 2,732 ft. | Class 2 | Jacumba | 574880 | 3621720 | ABDSP | BM
P3583 (Vallecito Mts E) | 3,583 ft. | Class 2 | Harper Canyon | 573860 | 3658430 | BLM | Spot
Jacumba Mtn | 4,516 ft. | Class 1 | Jacumba | 578390 | 3617890 | ABDSP | VABM
P3660 (North Pinyon Mts) | 3,660 ft. | Class 2 | Earthquake Valley | 555050 | 3661660 | ABDSP | Inter
P1690 (Split Mtn East) | 1,690 ft. | Class 2 | Borrego Mtn S E | 583920 | 3651560 | ABDSP | Spot
Sentenac Mtn. | 3,068 ft. | Class 2 | Earthquake Valley | 552030 | 3663080 | ABDSP | Spot
Granite Mtn | 5,633 ft. | Class 2 | Earthquake Valley | 548660 | 3656880 | ABDSP | BM | Trip Report
Puff BM | 2,716 ft. | Class 2 | Jacumba | 576790 | 3621600 | ABDSP | BM
Gasp BM | 3,223 ft. | Class 2 | Jacumba | 572710 | 3622400 | ABDSP | BM
Ghost Mtn. | 3,420 ft. | Class 1 | Earthquake Valley | 558040 | 3651700 | ABDSP | Inter | Trip Report
Red Top | 4,467 ft. | Class 2 | Agua Caliente Spr | 561640 | 3638540 | BLM | Spot
Diablo BM | 2,460 ft. | Class 1 | Agua Caliente Spr | 570030 | 3650390 | ABDSP | BM(l)
P1690 (Split Mountain W) | 1,690 ft. | Class 2 | Harper Canyon | 581500 | 3653560 | ABDSP | Spot
Stage BM (Terra Blancas) | 2,817 ft. | Class 2 | Agua Caliente Spr | 566890 | 3641910 | BLM | BM
Mt Tule (In-Ko-Pah Mts) | 4,649 ft. | Class 1 | Jacumba | 572520 | 3618260 | BLM | VABM
Bernardo Mtn. | 1,150 ft. | Class 1 | Escondido | 491880 | 3658150 | Spot
Viejas Mtn | 4,189 ft. | Class 1 | Viejas Mtn | 525720 | 3635730 | Clev NF | VABM | Trip Report
Japacha Peak | 5,825 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 537460 | 3643900 | Cuy SP | Spot
Stonewall Peak | 5,730 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 540070 | 3646840 | Cuy SP | Spot | Trip Report
Cuyamaca Peak | 6,512 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 536830 | 3645260 | Cuy SP | VABM | Trip Report
Middle Peak | 5,883 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 537410 | 3649000 | Cuy SP | Spot | Trip Report
Eagle Peak | 3,226 ft. | Class 1 | Tule Springs | 527180 | 3649370 | Clev NF | BM
Lawson Peak | 3,664 ft. | Class 1 | Barrett Lake | 525760 | 3620770 | Clev NF | Spot
Gaskill Peak | 3,836 ft. | Class 1 | Barrett Lake | 526640 | 3622190 | Clev NF | Spot
P5243 | 5,243 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 542960 | 3638325 | Cuy SP | Spot
Oakzanita Peak | 5,054 ft. | Class 1 | Cuyamaca Peak | 541070 | 3639080 | Cuy SP | Spot | Trip Report
Bell Bluff | 3,409 ft. | Class 1 | Viejas Mtn | 528040 | 3629670 | Clev NF | VABM | Trip Report
McGinty Mtn | 2,183 ft. | Class 1 | Alpine | 513130 | 3623620 | BLM | Spot | Trip Report
Los Pinos Mtn LO | 4,809 ft. | Class 1 | Morena Reservoir | 539660 | 3621740 | Clev NF | BM
Cowles Mtn | 1,593 ft. | Class 1 | La Mesa | 497110 | 3630340 | MTRP | BM | Trip Report
Manza BM | 5,556 ft. | Class 1 | Mt Laguna | 548790 | 3636700 | Clev NF | BM
Morena Butte | 3,919 ft. | Class 1 | Morena Reservoir | 542870 | 3615010 | Clev NF | Spot
Pine Mtn | 5,660 ft. | Class 1 | Monument Peak | 547380 | 3642140 | Clev NF | Inter | Trip Report
P1379 (Pyles Peak) | 1,379 ft. | Class 1 | La Mesa | 496520 | 3631470 | MTRP | Spot | Trip Report
P1194 (Kwaay paay) | 1,194 ft. | Class 1 | La Mesa | 494940 | 3632820 | MTRP | Spot | Trip Report
Fortuna Mtn | 1,291 ft. | Class 1 | La Mesa | 494400 | 3634120 | MTRP | Spot | Trip Report
El Cajon Mtn | 3,675 ft. | Class 1 | El Cajon Mtn | 516910 | 3641660 | Clev NF | VABM | Trip Report
Iron Mtn | 2,696 ft. | Class 1 | San Vicente Res | 504260 | 3647830 | SD City | Spot | Trip Report
Tecate Peak | 3,885 ft. | Class 1 | Tecate | 529300 | 3604530 | BLM | VABM
Corte Madera Mtn | 4,657 ft. | Class 1 | Descanso | 538390 | 3624310 | Clev NF | Spot
Otay Mtn | 3,569 ft. | Class 1 | Otay Mtn | 514660 | 3606160 | BLM | BM
Wooded Hill | 6,223 ft. | Class 1 | Mt. Laguna | 552530 | 3634700 | Clev NF | Spot | Trip Report
Woodson Mtn | 2,901 ft. | Class 1 | San Pasqual | 502820 | 3652060 | SD City | BM | Trip Report
Black Mtn | 1,544 ft. | Class 1 | Poway | 489190 | 3649040 | BM | Trip Report
Mt Gower | 3,110 ft. | Class 1 | Ramona | 522130 | 3653250 | Clev NF | Inter
Links and Downloads
San Diego County Sierra ClubLINK
SoCal Hikes and Peakbagging
www.socalpeaks.com
100 Peaks
www.100peaks.com
SDC GPX Peaklist
Google Earth KML Download
SDC Peaklist (PDF)
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