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Map Satellite Adjacent to the San Jacinto Wilderness, this region in the San Bernardino National Forest has been designated a scenic area because of the beauty of the forest and of the vistas. There are a number of creeks in the area, some in the Snow Creek drainage which drains to the Salton Trough, and others feeding the Santa Ana River which drains to the Pacific. The white fir, Abies concolor, is an important member of the forest, but the pines are the dominants. Four pines are found here, ponderosa, Jeffrey, sugar and lodgepole, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus lambertiana and Pinus murrayana. Though its range extends into Mexico , the stands of the lodgepole pine in this area are the southernmost populations in the State. There are mountain meadows and some stands of high-altitude chaparral which includes Arctostaphylos pungens, Arctostaphylos pringlei, Ceanothus palmeri and Ceanothus leucodermis. The fauna is typical of the transition forests and includes such species as the white-headed woodpecker, Dendrocopos albolarvatus, and Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi. There are numerous granitic outcrops in the area. See also James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. Integrity: There are trails, campsites and some dirt roads in the area and it receives moderately heavy use. Use: Observation, light recreation, education. April 1976
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
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