LA Hike in the San Gorgonio Wilderness Trip Itinerary and Map (Area Map) June 25-27 (Return to Trailtalk Contributor's Page)   Below: Phil and 10Bears at the entrance to the San Gorgonio Wilderness. Mt. San Gorgonio ("Old Greyback" 11,500 ft. is in the distance. Highest point in Southern California).   Below: WillyWonka at 1953 DC-3 Plane Crash Site   Below: WillyWonka at Mineshaft Saddle (elev. 10,000 ft.)   Below: Yes Dear taking a break on the way to the summit. Since you asked, those are Swiss Army camoflage pants.   Below: WillyWonka, 10Bears, and Yes Dear just below the summit. There are six trailheads for Mt. San Gorgonio. They all lead to this spot just 0.4 miles from the summit.   Below: 10Bears, Yes Dear, Phil, and WillyWonka atop Mt. San Gorgonio (11,500 ft. elev). (Part of photo was apparently smudged during development. It may have even been a paranormal event. Click here to see corrected photo.) Below: The view from the summit facing North. Big Bear Lake is visible left of center. Dry lake (much closer) is visible at approximately the center of the picture.   Below: The view from the summit facing South. Mt. San Jacinto (10,804 ft.) in the distance. The Palm Springs Tramway runs 2.5 miles from near the base of the mountain at the 2600 ft. level to about the 8500 ft. level.