Santiago Peak

Hiked to the tallest peak in OC (5,689’)—Santiago Peak aka Saddleback Mountain. This mountain has been a controversial one this year due to last year’s

This hike almost didn’t happen this year. But after hearing from friends who bagged this peak either by Cadillac-Joplin or by Maple Springs Road I

Decided to bag Santiago peak this morning, my tenth peak of the six pack of peaks challenge. Santiago peak is the tallest peak in Orange

I drove up about 5.5 miles past the Maple Springs Visitor Center and parked at the wider portion of the road before starting my hike.

Easy hike but rough for my truck!!! We used my mom’s pick up truck because I was told the fire road was rough and 4×4

Hiking up long fire roads sucks so we took the 4x4s up Maple Springs to “Four Corners” and parked. We started hiking on Main Divide