San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

September 12th, 2025 at 7:49 AMMount San Jacinto State Park, California State Parks, CA

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Distance13.6 mi

Elevation gain5,800 ft

CruxClass 3

Route typeLoop

Duration7 hr

Quality7/10

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RegionSan Jacinto Mountains

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San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Marion Mountain Trailhead.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Ascending the Marion Mountain Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Entering Mount San Jacinto State Park Wilderness.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Lush vegetation near a stream crossing.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Nearing the Pacific Crest Trail junction after 2,000 feet of climbing.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Pacific Crest Trail junction.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Joining the northbound Pacific Crest Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Leaving the Pacific Crest Trail, headed cross-country up Marion Mountain's west slope.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View back.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Navigating a mix of boulders and brush near the summit of Mount Saint Ellens, a sub-peak of Marion Mountain.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Along the ridge to Mount Saint Ellens. Marion Mountain is on the right.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Mount Saint Ellens summit. View east.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View northwest.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View south.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Continuing east toward Marion Mountain. I headed up the east ridge directly, but it is easier to contour the northern slopes to the climber's left.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Dropping to the north side of Marion Mountain's ridge to avoid some tricky Class 4+ terrain along the crest. I recommend bypassing the ridge altogether via the northern slopes.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Class 3 chimney leading to the summit of Marion Mountain.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Marion Mountain summit. View west toward Mount Saint Ellens.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View northwest toward the remaining 10,000-foot peaks of the San Jacinto Mountains. The tallest, San Jacinto Peak, stands at 10,800 feet.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Short traverse to Marion Mountain's eastern summit (right).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View north from Marion Mountain's eastern summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View south.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Closeup on Tahquitz Peak (right). Toro Peak (top-left) commands the distant skyline.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View southeast toward Luella Todd Peak (left) and Sam Fink Peak (center).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Descending to the saddle between Marion Mountain and Shirley Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Starting up Shirley Peak's southwest slope.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Approaching Shirley Peak's summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Shirley Peak summit. View north toward Jean Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View back toward the double summits of Marion Mountain.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View east.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Continuing north toward Jean Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Jean Peak summit. Obstructed view to the south.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Continuing north toward San Jacinto Peak, visible ahead.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Climbing to a minor saddle to the south of San Jacinto Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Short detour to a pile of boulders referred to as San Jacinto Azimuth Benchmark.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — San Jacinto Azimuth Benchmark summit. View north toward San Jacinto Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Joining the Peak Trail at the saddle, headed toward Wellman Divide.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Trail sign at the junction.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Descending the Peak Trail en route to Miller Peak. View toward Round Valley.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View back toward Jean Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Approaching Miller Peak (center), just a bump on San Jacinto Peak's east ridge.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Leaving the Peak Trail at the base of Miller Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Approaching Miller Peak's summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Class 2.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Plaque honoring a boy scout leader at Miller Peak's summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View east toward Round Valley and the city of Palm Springs, far below.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View west toward Jean Peak (left) and San Jacinto Peak (right).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Continuing west toward San Jacinto Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Picking up a use trail on San Jacinto Peak's east slope.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Rejoining the Peak Trail just below the summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Class 2.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — San Jacinto Peak summit. View east.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Closeup of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Station.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View south toward Jean Peak (left) and Marion Mountain (right of center).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Descending San Jacinto Peak's northwest ridge toward Folly Peak (right).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Short climb to Folly Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Approaching the summit.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Folly Peak summit. View west toward Fuller Ridge.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View south toward San Jacinto Peak (left).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Contouring San Jacinto Peak's west slope toward Newton Drury Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Newton Drury Peak visible on the right.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Approaching a saddle to the east of Newton Drury Peak.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Starting up Newton Drury Peak's east slope.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Newton Drury Peak summit. View west.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View east toward San Jacinto Peak (left) and Jean Peak (right).

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Descending Newton Drury Peak's west slope to join the Deer Spring Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View back up the steep, somewhat brushy slope.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Along the Deer Spring Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — View back toward the Pacific Crest Trail junction.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Continuing along the Pacific Crest Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Descending the Marion Mountain Trail.

San Jacinto Mountains 10,000-foot Peaks Loop — Almost back at the trailhead.