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Marion Mountain

Marion MountainPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3.0 mi
round trip
1,085 ft
climb
7,428 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.

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Marion Mountain is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is rated moderate, and the one-way climb gains about 1,085 feet, carrying hikers from a low of roughly 6,322 feet to a high of about 7,428 feet. Fern Basin campground sits just 0.2 miles from the trail, making it an easy base for the climb. Other Problems, a climbing area, is 0.3 miles away, and the Stone Creek Trail lies about 0.8 miles off. Boulder Basin campground is about 2.6 miles away.

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    Marion Mountain

    Campground

    The next 3 weekends are full on Recreation.gov
  • Eat after

    Lumber Mill

    Restaurant

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsVisitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Frey House II

    Museum

    Museum · 11 mi from Desert Hot Springs

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