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| Heading for the high points on the loop. |
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| Southern California Map. |
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| Driving Map. |
Overall Hiking Totals: |
| Hiking Map. |
Parking coordinates: 33.9617°N, -117.2803°W.
Summary
Although there are other potential starting points, for the loop I prefer starting in the parking lot at the end of Box Springs Mountain Road. From there, I set off on a rather counter clockwise loop to include 5 peaks along the way. There are actually a few more on the plateau, but I included them on other hikes that I completed and included in my So Cal list. |
| Peak 2602. |
My first peak on the loop was Peak 2602. A use trail diverts from the loop to reach the summit. On the day, the morning started out foggy, and it provided an odd view of the landscape that certainly seemed rather non Southern California appearing.  |
| Otherworldly views on the plateau. |
from there, I returned to the loop and went to Box Springs Mountain Lookout, which is a lower viewpoint on the plateau. The steepest part of the hike comes next as the trail elevates toward the highest points of Peak 3001 and Box Springs Mountain. Great Riverside and Inland Empire views are visible for miles. |
| Inland Empire views. |
After visiting Box Springs Mountain, the loop continues north where I got off the loop again to visit Peak 2866. That was the last diversion before returning back to the parking lot. It opened my eyes to formulate a plan to include a few more peaks when doing the Two Trees Trail a few weeks later. |
| Approaching a high point. |
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