San Jacinto Peak, 10,834 feet (3,302 m), is the highest peak of the San Jacinto Mountains, and of Riverside County, California. It lies within Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Naturalist John Muir wrote of San Jacinto Peak, "The view from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on this earth!"
San Jacinto Peak is one of the most topographically prominent peaks in the US. It is ranked sixth among peaks in the 48 contiguous states. According to John W. Robinson and Bruce D. Risher, authors of The San Jacintos, "No Southern California hiker worth his salt would miss climbing 'San Jack' at least once."
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REI is having their anniversary sale so we hit that up today and got a few additional smalle pieces of gear like stuff sacks, mountain house freeze dried meals, fuel, and nalgene bottles. We scored a hammock too which I'm really excited about! Won't use it on this trip but will use it over the summer for sure.
Excited!
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