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Mt. San Jacinto, we got a little antsy and tried this hike too early in the year (March 17th).    We got about half way to summit before snow and ice became too deep, every step we would sink to above our knees.   Great work out, but didn’t get too far.    Tip-off should have been when every other hiker had snow shoes or cramp-ons.

Saddleback, sometimes called Old Saddleback,^[1] is the landmark formed by the two highest peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains and the ridge between them. This formation, which resembles a saddle when viewed from most of Orange County, California, dominates the county’s eastern skyline, and on the clearest days can be seen from most of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Santiago Peak is the highest peak in the range and the highest point in the county at 5,689 feet (1,734 m).^[2] Modjeska Peak is the second highest at 5,496 feet (1,675 m). The two peaks form part of the border between Orange and Riverside Counties.