"I hiked to Cucamonga Peak and Etiwanda Peak. My favorite peak is Etiwanda Peak because it has great views down to the Joe Elliot Tree Canyon, we made our own sign, and I signed a register for the first time. " — lcnguyen • Sep 29, 2021

"What was supposed to be a long day in the mountains turned into a real adventure as a result of the local wildlife participating in the proceedings. Drove up Middle Fork Road on Sunday as far as I was comfortable pushing the Subaru Outback... Hiked up to Cucamonga Peak and then stayed on or close to the ridge to tag Icehouse Peak, Etiwanda Peak, Peak 8386 and the peak 1 mile to the East of there (7,398 feet). Plan was to reach the saddle directly East of 7,398 and then descend directly via the canyon straight north of the saddle to reach the side trail leading directly to the Middle Fork Trailhead and a short hike along the dirt road back to the car. Just before reaching the saddle I traversed on a cliffy section, reached above my head to use a crack and had the novel experience of being bitten twice in the finger by a rattlesnake who was enjoying his afternoon sunbath until I disturbed him. After taking a few minutes to calm down I called a doctor friend to assess my options. We figured that it would likely be faster to hike down on my own rather than rely on a helicopter rescue particularly since the sun was going to set in the next couple of hours. The next couple of miles down ..." — danishclimber • Jun 6, 2021

"Ok, so today started out horrible. After a couple of restless hours of sleep at Manker Flat (after driving from Vegas after work), we get up & start driving to the trailhead around 330am. As soon as the car moves forward - CRUNCH! I ran over the bag that had my cell phone and GPS in it! Both have severely cracked screens now, but magically, both work! We drove to the Icehouse Canyon trailhead and I back in to the spot. I absentmindedly removed my foot from the brake without putting it in park & start rolling backwards. By some dumb luck, I hit the brake again just before I back into a rock wall! Then, I go to eat my Mountain House breakfast & spill it all over myself. That put me over the edge! Lol! I calmed down & we ended up having a pretty good day. We hiked up Icehouse Canyon to Cucamonga Peak, Icehouse Peak, Etiwanda Peak & Peak 8386 before returning to the Icehouse Saddle & taking the longer Chapman Trail down. The smoke from the Apple Fire wasn't too bad, but we could see the plumes of smoke rising from the mountains as we enjoyed our summit breaks." — Kevin • Aug 7, 2020

"Perfect day to do 5 peaks. Etiwanda, Cucamonga, Bighorn, Ontario and Sugarloaf. Better known as ECBOS. What a great and challenging loop this was. Started out early at Icehouse Canyon and headed straight to Icehouse Saddle and then to Etiwanda Peak. From Etiwanda it was a short traverse off trail along the ridge to Cucamonga Peak. From Cucamonga Peak I followed the trail down to Cucamonga Saddle and then up a trace trail about a half mile and 700 feet in gain to Bighorn. From Bighorn it was a simple following of the ridgeline to Ontario Peak and then down from Ontario to a point between Cherry Canyon (left and Falling Rock Canyon (right), I followed that spur down to a saddle and then up to Sugarloaf Peak. From Sugarloaf, it was a half mile back down to the saddle and then the big descent down Falling Rock Canyon. It was my first descent down Falling Rock Canyon and it didn't disappoint. Tough, steep, but a fun descent down scree fields and some class 3 bouldering." — Philip-Yoho • May 25, 2019

"When looking at my tracking numbers, the daily climb seemed rather efficient. I began at 7AM, reached Icehouse Saddle by 9, Cucamonga Peak by 11, and Etiwanda Peak at just a little past 12. At the time, it didn't seem so quick, especially while stopping to rest so many times on the way up Cucamonga Peak. After leaving the crowd on Cucamonga, the Wilderness Crest Trail was very peaceful. I saw nobody else on the way to Etiwanda Peak. It is also an easy trail in between Cucamonga and Etiwanda. The only drawback was that I was running out of time. Unfortunately I always have other places to be at the end of the day so I wrapped it up as quickly as possible. I stayed maybe 30 seconds before beginning my retreat back to Icehouse Saddle and the incredibly rocky Icehouse Canyon Trail (where every mile of hiking seems more like 2 or 3)." — MikeTeeples • Jul 14, 2018

"Part of a Sierra Club HPS hike through Icehouse. In contrast to my trip in January, we hit Cucamonga first, and the peak was less windy and warmer. The sandwich was better, too!" — ctrain2018 • Jun 16, 2018

"c.f. my Trip Report about Cucamonga, I accidentally ended up at this peak after missing Cucamonga and heading down the ridgeline trail until someone in the small group I was in spotted a cairn and a fork. We then scrambled up to the top, where I took pictures, enjoyed 30 mile/hour winds, and ate peanut butter sandwiches. That being said, there wasn't any snow on the trail from the winter season yet, so I was lucky in that regard." — ctrain2018 • Jan 7, 2018

"Went up Ice House canyon early on a beautiful morning with two friends. There was a chilly wind which was nice as it kept us cool while the rest of southern california was baking in the beginning of a nasty heat wave. We spent a good hour on the summit of Etiwanda as it was a clear day and the views were incredible. From there we headed up to Cucamonga peak where we spent 2 hours just kicking it on top the mountain. A fantastic day. This was peak #34 of 100 in 2014" — 1-with-Nature • May 12, 2014

"On the day 2 of a 3 day backpack in Lytle Creek's Middle fork in the San Gabriel mountains I got up before the sun and started hiking up toward Icehouse Saddle on route to Etiwanda Peak. I had a killer sore throat but I didn't let that get in my way as I enjoyed a beautiful warm day in the mountains and made it to the summit for my 1st time. It was a little smoggy as you would expect in the summer time. but it was still quite the impressive view up there. After an hour up there I hiked back and hit up the awesome waterfalls down by camp. " — 1-with-Nature • Jun 11, 2012

"Was surprised to find such a well maintained trail between Cucamonga and Etiwanda. Unfortunately I tried to shortcut cross-country on the way down following what I thought was an established use trail. More likely the use trail was "used" by bighorn because I got cliffed out often. The decent back to the saddle took me over an hour from my "shortcut" but it was still a beautiful day and I'm not one to complain about any time spent in the mountains." — Christopher • May 9, 2012