Peaks visible from San Jacinto

[Hikin_Jim]

I'll always remember topping out that day and coming across one other fellow sitting on top. I took one look around and turned to him and said "wow" . His response was "yep". It was beyond words to say the least.

Every once in a while you have experiences like that. Sort of "oh, yeah, that's why I love it out here so much."

May the miles of your journey be light (and your pack lighter still),

HJ

[Perry]

Maybe on a clear winter day you could see San Jacinto's sister peak, Picacho del Diablo, at 10,154 feet. But it may be too far, or blocked by the Santa Rosas.
http://www.blueroadrunner.com/picacho.htm
http://www.dankat.com/swhikes/devil.htm

[AlanK]

I did a little homework, but there's room for more.

The northernmost range in Mexico is the Sierra Juarez Mountains. From
http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=12400, I looked up the two highest peaks (they listed one other but it is in the US) and ran elevation profiles using TOPO!

Pico Risco (32° 8' N; 115° 49' W, 4987’)
From Mt. San Jacinto 126.1 mi (bearing 156.35 deg. TN)
Nothing comes close to blocking that view.

Blue Angels Peak (32° 37' N; 116° 5' W, 4548’)
From Mt. San Jacinto 89.5 mi (bearing 157.14 deg. TN)
Nothing blocks the view. The peak that comes closest to presenting a problem is Peak 5018’ in the Vallecito Mountains, Anza Borrego.

With decent map data for Baja, I'll bet there are more to be found.

[HikeUp]

I found a panoramic picture taken from Keys View. Signal Mt. is labeled and the note says it is just across the border 110 miles away.

On Google Earth it is labeled Cerro Centinela and is located at 32.62 N 115.71 W and is only 2300' high. Drawing a straight line from it to Mt. San Jacinto the line passes just to the west of Toro Peak in the Santa Rosas and even in google earth you can tell that Signal is not visible from San J.

[halhiker]

I now can't wait to go up to San J on a clear day and check out the view to the south. It is amazing what can be seen from up there. I have actually picked out with binoculars my in-laws old house on Avenue 49 in Indio. It was a big place with a white roof and you could spot it along the canal.

I still don't know if any of those peaks in Mexico will be visible and if they are if you can pick them out but it sounds like a new challenge for this winter.

Hal