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Garnet & Monument Peaks and Big Laguna Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Garnet & Monument Peaks and Big Laguna Loop

Mount Laguna, California

13.6 mi

Distance

2,579 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 28m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Garnet & Monument Peaks and Big Laguna Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,621 ft
Max:1,830 ft
Gain:786 ft
Loss:786 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,621 ft and 1,830 ft across 13.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,621 ft1,691 ft1,760 ft1,830 ft0.0 mi3.4 mi6.8 mi10.2 mi13.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,666 ft
High point6.2 mi1,830 ft
End13.6 mi1,666 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mount Laguna, CA · about 2 mi away
County:
San Diego County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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