Plant Guide to Upper Fish Creek Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

Plant Guide to Upper Fish Creek Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail guide on Upper Fish Creek Trail at intersection with Lower Fish Creek / Aspen Grove Trail, heading southwest; elevation 7980 feet (2430 m).
0.00 l 1 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9 13
0.00 b 2 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 99 / 9 10
0.00 r 3 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 18
0.00 l 4 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 30 / 9 13
0.00 l 5 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99 / 9 19
0.01 l 6 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 5 / 5 9
0.01 l 7 ~ Ross' sedge Carex rossii 20 / 9 2
0.01 l 8 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 50 / 9 6
0.01 l 9 ~ groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum 50 / 2 11
0.01 l 10 pinewoods rock-cress Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum 50 / 5 2
0.02 l 11 bristly-leaved rock-cress Arabis rectissima var. rectissima⁺ 5 / 1 2
0.02 l 12 short-leaved squirreltail Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius 50 / 9 2
0.02 l 13 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 99 / 9 15
0.02 l 14 June grass Koeleria macrantha 1 / 1 2
0.04 r 15 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 30 / 5 21
0.05 r 16 Fendler's blue grass Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula 99 / 9 2
0.05 r 17 ~ Letterman's needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii 20 / 2 3
0.05 l 18 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii⁺ 50 / 5 14
0.05 r 19 sp one-sided bluegrass? Poa secunda ssp. secunda? 30 / 9
0.05 r 20 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 50 / 9 5
0.05 r 21 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 50 / 3 11
0.05 Trail curves left at far end of ridge.
0.06 l 22 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 30 / 9 4
0.07 r Jct. faint old trail.
0.08 b 23 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99 / 9 10
0.08 l 24 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 99 / 9 6
0.08 l (spear-leaved mountain dandelion, Agoseris retrorsa)
0.08 r (little false-solomon's-seal, Smilacina stellata)
0.09 l 25 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 50 / 9 11
0.10 l 26 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 30 / 9 46
0.10 l 27 goldenrod Solidago californica 30 / 3 26
0.10 l 28 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 3 / 1 5
0.10 l 29 smooth scouring rush Equisetum laevigatum 30 / 3 3
0.11 r 30 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 5 / 1 14
0.11 b 31 hoary-aster Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens 30 / 9 3
0.11 r 32 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 20 / 3 28
0.11 r 33 alkali western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum 5 / 1 4
0.11 r "Witches' broom" (proliferation of branches forming a dense cluster) on the white fir, caused by a "fir broom rust" fungus, Melampsorella caryophyllacearum, or a close-related species.
0.11 r 34 Southern California draba Draba corrugata var. corrugata 5 / 2 2
0.13 r (swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.13 r 35 cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum 30 / 2 2
0.13 r 36 ~ wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 5 / 5 11
0.13 r 37 Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii 30 / 2 3
0.14 l 38 mountain spray Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus 30 / 9 6
0.14 r 39 swamp sedge Carex senta 30 / 2 2
0.16 Trail turns right; (faint use trail continues straight)
0.16 r 40 brown sedge Carex subfusca 20 / 2 1
0.16 b 41 *common dandelion Taraxacum officinale 10 / 1 4
0.16 b 42 Kentucky blue grass Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis 20 / 2 4
0.16 r 43 long-anthered rush Juncus macrandrus 10 / 1 2
Check for Mimulus guttatus.
0.16 r 44 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 2 2
0.16 b 45 American speedwell Veronica americana 10 / 2 2
0.16 l 46 willowherb Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum 5 / 2 16
0.16 Cross first branch of a stream, a south branch of Fish Creek; enter eastern Fish Creek Meadows
0.17 r 47 cobwebby hedge-nettle Stachys albens 30 / 2 4
0.17 l 48 slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 20 / 2 2
0.17 l 49 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 10 / 3 3
0.17 b 50 fringed brome Bromus ciliatus 5 / 1 3
0.17 b 51 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 30 / 5 5
0.17 r 52 fireweed Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum 10 / 2 3
0.17 r 53 winter cress Barbarea orthoceras 10 / 1 6
0.18 l 54 mountain sweet-cicely Osmorhiza chilensis 5 / 1 5
0.18 l 55 sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa⁺ 10 / 2 9
0.18 b 56 horsetail Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine 30 / 3 3
0.18 r 57 yarrow Achillea millefolium 20 / 2 11
0.18 b (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.18 b 58 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 20 / 2 3
0.19 b 59 giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 10 / 2 5
0.19 r 60 stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea 5 / 1 10
0.19 l 61 *perennial mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare 5 / 1 2
0.19 l 62 variegated clover Trifolium variegatum phase 2⁺ 10 / 1 2
0.20 l 63 Wheeler's cinquefoil Potentilla wheeleri 10 / 1 2
0.21 l 64 western mountain aster Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis 5 / 1 1
0.21 Cross second branch of a stream, a south branch of Fish Creek, and leave eastern Fish Creek Meadows.
0.21 l 65 spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata 5 / 1 3
0.21 l Jct. path; continue straight.
0.23 l 66 Parish's campion Silene parishii 20 / 9 6
0.23 l 67 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus / 10
0.24 Cross shallow dry drainage
0.25 l 68 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 20 / 9 4
0.26 l 69 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 30 / 9 9
0.26 l 70 santolina pincushion Chaenactis santolinoides 5 / 1 8
0.28 l 71 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 20 / 9 14
0.30 b 72 Parry's sunflower Hulsea vestita ssp. parryi 5 / 1 2
0.31 Switchback left at ridge.
0.32 l (Parish's alumroot, Heuchera alpestris)
0.34 Heuchera Hill, filled with Heuchera alpestris. Trail is now ~50 feet above western Fish Creek Meadows
0.34 b 73 Parish's alumroot Heuchera alpestris 20 / 1 2
0.40 l 74 fir mistletoe Phoradendron pauciflorum 1 / 1 9
0.44 l 75 perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 3 / 1 2
0.54 r (California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
0.56 Enter area of western Fish Creek Meadows, with trail parallel to its edge, just a bit above it.
0.56 r (Field of lemon lily, Lilium parryi, scents the trail here in season, accompanied by the following species not seen previously in the guide: Bigelow's sneezeweed, Helenium bigelovii; Scouler's St. Johnswort, Hypericum formosum var. scouleri; and southern goldenrod, Solidago confinis.)
0.60 r 76 sp California evening-primrose Oenothera californica 10 / 1 2
0.60 r 77 Parish's buckwheat Eriogonum parishii 10 / 1 3
0.64 r (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.67 b 78 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 10 / 1 4
0.67 b 79 California corn lily Veratrum californicum var. californicum 10 / 1 2
0.68 r 80 little false-solomon's-seal Smilacina stellata 20 / 1 4
0.72 r 81 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 10 / 1 10
0.72 Switchback left; elevation 8200 feet (2500 m); leave western Fish Creek Meadows.
0.74 b 82 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 5 / 5 39
0.79 Switchback right.
0.86 Cross dry drainage
0.97 Cross large dry drainage; nearly all trees here at white fir, with just a few Jeffrey pines.
1.05 r 83 ~ Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 1 / 1 3
1.07 l 84 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 4 / 4 3
1.22 Cross large dry drainage
1.24 r 85 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 99 / 9 6
1.25 r Jct. steep trail.
1.27 r Jct. trail to Fish Creek Campground; Sign: "Fish Creek Campground (right); "Fish Creek Saddle (straight)"
1.27 b 86 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 20 / 5 8
1.27 Switchback left; elevation 8440 feet (2570 m)
1.29 Switchback right at ridge.
1.32 l 87 limber pine Pinus flexilis / 5
1.33 Switchback right.
1.35 Switchback left at ridge.
1.45 Cross large dry drainage
1.56 r Sign 10 feet above ground on tree: "No camping here".
1.59 Cross water of Fish Creek from spring 0.14 miles upstream; elevation 8600 feet (2620 m); last water on trail in early summer; dry in late July 2004.
1.61 b 88 bitter cherry Prunus emarginata 5 / 1 5
1.62 Enter a beautiful "rock garden", filled with flowers in season.
1.62 l 89 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla 20 / 3 1
1.62 l 90 naked-stem bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule 30 / 2 2
1.63 Switchback left.
1.63 r 91 spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens 20 / 3 5
1.64 r 92 Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii⁺ 10 / 5 5
1.64 r 93 woodland spurge Euphorbia palmeri 10 / 3 2
1.68 Trail turns right 45°
1.70 Switchback right.
1.72 l 94 ? cut-leaved daisy? Erigeron compositus? 1 / 1
1.72 r 95 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus 30 / 9 8
1.98 Switchback left at ridge.
2.16 Switchback left; elevation 8880 feet (2705 m).
2.20 Mixed forest beginning to change into mostly lodgepole pine forest.
2.24 Switchback right at ridge
2.26 b 96 Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii 20 / 4 5
2.30 l View of Deadman (dry) Lake in front of the Bullion Mountains.
2.40 r 97 Tehachapi ragwort Senecio ionophyllus 5 / 2 4
2.52 Cross side drainage.
2.77 Switchback right, close to Fish Creek; elevation 9160 feet (2790 m).
2.99 r View of the city of 29 Palms and Joshua Tree National Park to its south.
3.03 Highest Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi
3.11 Long switchback left at ridge; first view of Sugarloaf Peak; trail then gradually curves right.
3.26 Long switchback left at ridge.
3.30 Switchback left; elevation 9480 feet (2890 m)
3.33 Long switchback right at ridge.
3.45 r 98 pinyon rock cress Arabis dispar 15 / 5 1
3.49 r 99 San Bernardino beardtongue Penstemon caesius 10 / 5 3
3.55 First view of Old Grayback, San Gorgonio Peak
3.93 r 100 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 5 / 1 7
4.02 Switchback left at drainage; elevation 9740 feet (2970 m)
4.06 Highest limber pine, Pinus flexilis.
4.11 r 101 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 5 / 1 6
4.33 Fish Creek Saddle; elevation 9805 feet (2989 m); end trail guide.
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Updated 13 August 2004.

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail guide on Upper Fish Creek Trail at intersection with Lower Fish Creek / Aspen Grove Trail, heading southwest; elevation 7980 feet (2430 m).
0.00	l	1		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	13
0.00	b	2		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9	10
0.00	r	3		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	18
0.00	l	4		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	30 / 9	13
0.00	l	5		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	19
0.01	l	6		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	5 / 5	9
0.01	l	7	~	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	20 / 9	2
0.01	l	8		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	50 / 9	6
0.01	l	9	~	groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	50 / 2	11
0.01	l	10		pinewoods rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum	50 / 5	2
0.02	l	11		bristly-leaved rock-cress	Arabis rectissima var. rectissima⁺	5 / 1	2
0.02	l	12		short-leaved squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius	50 / 9	2
0.02	l	13		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	15
0.02	l	14		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	1 / 1	2
0.04	r	15		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	30 / 5	21
0.05	r	16		Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	99 / 9	2
0.05	r	17	~	Letterman's needlegrass	Achnatherum lettermanii	20 / 2	3
0.05	l	18		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii⁺	50 / 5	14
0.05	r	19	sp	one-sided bluegrass?	Poa secunda ssp. secunda?	30 / 9
0.05	r	20		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	50 / 9	5
0.05	r	21		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	50 / 3	11
0.05				Trail curves left at far end of ridge.
0.06	l	22		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	30 / 9	4
0.07	r			Jct. faint old trail.
0.08	b	23		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9	10
0.08	l	24		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	99 / 9	6
0.08	l			(spear-leaved mountain dandelion, Agoseris retrorsa)
0.08	r			(little false-solomon's-seal, Smilacina stellata)
0.09	l	25		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	50 / 9	11
0.10	l	26		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 9	46
0.10	l	27		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 3	26
0.10	l	28		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	3 / 1	5
0.10	l	29		smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	30 / 3	3
0.11	r	30		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1	14
0.11	b	31		hoary-aster	Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens	30 / 9	3
0.11	r	32		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	20 / 3	28
0.11	r	33		alkali western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum	5 / 1	4
0.11	r			"Witches' broom" (proliferation of branches forming a dense cluster) on the white fir, caused by a "fir broom rust" fungus, Melampsorella caryophyllacearum, or a close-related species.
0.11	r	34		Southern California draba	Draba corrugata var. corrugata	5 / 2	2
0.13	r			(swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.13	r	35		cow parsnip	Heracleum lanatum	30 / 2	2
0.13	r	36	~	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	5 / 5	11
0.13	r	37		Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	30 / 2	3
0.14	l	38		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	30 / 9	6
0.14	r	39		swamp sedge	Carex senta	30 / 2	2
0.16				Trail turns right; (faint use trail continues straight)
0.16	r	40		brown sedge	Carex subfusca	20 / 2	1
0.16	b	41		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	10 / 1	4
0.16	b	42		Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	20 / 2	4
0.16	r	43		long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	10 / 1	2
				Check for Mimulus guttatus.
0.16	r	44		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 2	2
0.16	b	45		American speedwell	Veronica americana	10 / 2	2
0.16	l	46		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	5 / 2	16
0.16				Cross first branch of a stream, a south branch of Fish Creek; enter eastern Fish Creek Meadows
0.17	r	47		cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	30 / 2	4
0.17	l	48		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	20 / 2	2
0.17	l	49		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	10 / 3	3
0.17	b	50		fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	5 / 1	3
0.17	b	51		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	30 / 5	5
0.17	r	52		fireweed	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	10 / 2	3
0.17	r	53		winter cress	Barbarea orthoceras	10 / 1	6
0.18	l	54		mountain sweet-cicely	Osmorhiza chilensis	5 / 1	5
0.18	l	55		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa⁺	10 / 2	9
0.18	b	56		horsetail	Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine	30 / 3	3
0.18	r	57		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	20 / 2	11
0.18	b			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.18	b	58		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	20 / 2	3
0.19	b	59		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	10 / 2	5
0.19	r	60		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	5 / 1	10
0.19	l	61		*perennial mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare	5 / 1	2
0.19	l	62		variegated clover	Trifolium variegatum phase 2⁺	10 / 1	2
0.20	l	63		Wheeler's cinquefoil	Potentilla wheeleri	10 / 1	2
0.21	l	64		western mountain aster	Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis	5 / 1	1
0.21				Cross second branch of a stream, a south branch of Fish Creek, and leave eastern Fish Creek Meadows.
0.21	l	65		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	5 / 1	3
0.21	l			Jct. path; continue straight.
0.23	l	66		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	20 / 9	6
0.23	l	67		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	/	10
0.24				Cross shallow dry drainage
0.25	l	68		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	20 / 9	4
0.26	l	69		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	30 / 9	9
0.26	l	70		santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	5 / 1	8
0.28	l	71		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 9	14
0.30	b	72		Parry's sunflower	Hulsea vestita ssp. parryi	5 / 1	2
0.31				Switchback left at ridge.
0.32	l			(Parish's alumroot, Heuchera alpestris)
0.34				Heuchera Hill, filled with Heuchera alpestris. Trail is now ~50 feet above western Fish Creek Meadows
0.34	b	73		Parish's alumroot	Heuchera alpestris	20 / 1	2
0.40	l	74		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	1 / 1	9
0.44	l	75		perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	3 / 1	2
0.54	r			(California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
0.56				Enter area of western Fish Creek Meadows, with trail parallel to its edge, just a bit above it.
0.56	r			(Field of lemon lily, Lilium parryi, scents the trail here in season, accompanied by the following species not seen previously in the guide: Bigelow's sneezeweed, Helenium bigelovii; Scouler's St. Johnswort, Hypericum formosum var. scouleri; and southern goldenrod, Solidago confinis.)
0.60	r	76	sp	California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica	10 / 1	2
0.60	r	77		Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	10 / 1	3
0.64	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.67	b	78		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	10 / 1	4
0.67	b	79		California corn lily	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	10 / 1	2
0.68	r	80		little false-solomon's-seal	Smilacina stellata	20 / 1	4
0.72	r	81		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	10 / 1	10
0.72				Switchback left; elevation 8200 feet (2500 m); leave western Fish Creek Meadows.
0.74	b	82		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	5 / 5	39
0.79				Switchback right.
0.86				Cross dry drainage
0.97				Cross large dry drainage; nearly all trees here at white fir, with just a few Jeffrey pines.
1.05	r	83	~	Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	1 / 1	3
1.07	l	84		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	4 / 4	3
1.22				Cross large dry drainage
1.24	r	85		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	99 / 9	6
1.25	r			Jct. steep trail.
1.27	r			Jct. trail to Fish Creek Campground; Sign: "Fish Creek Campground (right); "Fish Creek Saddle (straight)"
1.27	b	86		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	20 / 5	8
1.27				Switchback left; elevation 8440 feet (2570 m)
1.29				Switchback right at ridge.
1.32	l	87		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	/	5
1.33				Switchback right.
1.35				Switchback left at ridge.
1.45				Cross large dry drainage
1.56	r			Sign 10 feet above ground on tree: "No camping here".
1.59				Cross water of Fish Creek from spring 0.14 miles upstream; elevation 8600 feet (2620 m); last water on trail in early summer; dry in late July 2004.
1.61	b	88		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	5 / 1	5
1.62				Enter a beautiful "rock garden", filled with flowers in season.
1.62	l	89		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	20 / 3	1
1.62	l	90		naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	30 / 2	2
1.63				Switchback left.
1.63	r	91		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	20 / 3	5
1.64	r	92		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii⁺	10 / 5	5
1.64	r	93		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	10 / 3	2
1.68				Trail turns right 45°
1.70				Switchback right.
1.72	l	94	?	cut-leaved daisy?	Erigeron compositus?	1 / 1
1.72	r	95		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	30 / 9	8
1.98				Switchback left at ridge.
2.16				Switchback left; elevation 8880 feet (2705 m).
2.20				Mixed forest beginning to change into mostly lodgepole pine forest.
2.24				Switchback right at ridge
2.26	b	96		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	20 / 4	5
2.30	l			View of Deadman (dry) Lake in front of the Bullion Mountains.
2.40	r	97		Tehachapi ragwort	Senecio ionophyllus	5 / 2	4
2.52				Cross side drainage.
2.77				Switchback right, close to Fish Creek; elevation 9160 feet (2790 m).
2.99	r			View of the city of 29 Palms and Joshua Tree National Park to its south.
3.03				Highest Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi
3.11				Long switchback left at ridge; first view of Sugarloaf Peak; trail then gradually curves right.
3.26				Long switchback left at ridge.
3.30				Switchback left; elevation 9480 feet (2890 m)
3.33				Long switchback right at ridge.
3.45	r	98		pinyon rock cress	Arabis dispar	15 / 5	1
3.49	r	99		San Bernardino beardtongue	Penstemon caesius	10 / 5	3
3.55				First view of Old Grayback, San Gorgonio Peak
3.93	r	100		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	5 / 1	7
4.02				Switchback left at drainage; elevation 9740 feet (2970 m)
4.06				Highest limber pine, Pinus flexilis.
4.11	r	101		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	5 / 1	6
4.33				Fish Creek Saddle; elevation 9805 feet (2989 m); end trail guide.