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3 summits • 10.8 mi • 2,555 ft gain • 5 hr 54 min
1 summit • 10.3 mi • 2,093 ft gain • 4 hr 27 min
1 summit • 12.1 mi • 627 ft gain • 6 hr 51 min
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"A nice hike on the PCT to bag some peaks. Little Desert was the easiest, just 20 yards off the PCT, followed by Pyramid, Lion and the real butt kicker, Pine Mountain. I lost the “trail” to Pine probably 50 times, and ruined my hiking shirt plowing through the thick brush, but I did make it! Beautiful day, and I came across a half dozen through hikers! I couldn’t find a register on Pyramid or Pine, and the register on Lion was full." — Mojavewanderer • Mar 27, 2022
"A nice hike on the PCT to bag some peaks. Little Desert was the easiest, just 20 yards off the PCT, followed by Pyramid, Lion and the real butt kicker, Pine Mountain. I lost the “trail” to Pine probably 50 times, and ruined my hiking shirt plowing through the thick brush, but I did make it! Beautiful day, and I came across a half dozen through hikers! I couldn’t find a register on Pyramid or Pine, and the register on Lion was full." — Mojavewanderer • Mar 27, 2022
"I had intended to go snowshoeing in the San Bernardinos, but crazy traffic on Hwy 330 had me divert to the Desert Divide. This is a new area for me; I had previously done a bit around San Jacinto proper but nothing south along the divide.
After previous misadventures in Los Padres, I carried a lightweight pair of loppers. This was a great idea. I was able to clip portions of the use trail up Lion Peak. On Pyramid peak I clipped a long stretch of trail from the middle saddle up to the summit. With the existing ducks, the trail should hopefully be easier to follow now.
I thought about giving Palm View and Cone Peak a tag on the way back, but decided to save them for another visit. All in all, a great day in the mountains." — edg • Jan 8, 2022
"Hiked the Cedar Springs Trail from the end of Morris Ranch Road in Garner Valley. Once reaching the PCT, Little Desert was just a random high point along the way. The plan was to go to Little Desert, Pyramid Peak, Pine Mountain, and Lion Peak. I settled for 3 out of 4, since i didn't see any clear route to reach Pine Mountain. Also since bushwhacking isn't prevalent in my hiking resume, I didn't make it much farther than a few steps before I pulled the plug on going further. Nice day on the Desert Divide. The weather varied from calm and cool to various periods of very high winds. I almost got blown over a few times." — MikeTeeples • Nov 10, 2017
"2.7 miles 1-way w/1,400' gain from Morris Ranch Road (TH:5490'), 3.7 miles east of 74-Hwy. Opportunistic peak enroute to HPS' Pine Mountain(7,054'); hiked with Sierra Club HPS group incl SC Leaders Pat Arredondo, Wayne Bannister, George Christiansen, Bruce Craig, Pat Vaughn." — BradStemm • Sep 26, 2014