Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains provide a world-renowned scenic backdrop to the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. The National Monument serves as a model for community based support and creation. This monument reflects the vision of the local jurisdictions that assisted in the designation.

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The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in southern California. It includes portions of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountain ranges, the northernmost ones of the Peninsular Ranges system.

Coachella Valley's scenic mountain backdrop covering 280,000 acres from sea level to 10,834 feet atop Mt. San Jacinto. Over 200 miles of hiking trails. High level of biodiversity. Interpretive walks. Stop at National Monument Visitor Center for more information.

Celebrating Wildflowers is events, wildflower viewing areas, wildflower photos, native plant information, pollinators, just for kids, coloring pages, teacher resources, ferns, rare plants, plant of the week, pollinator of the month, invasive plants, and wildflower links.

In the 12 years since the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument was founded, technology has tightened its grip on us all. Scientists say many of us can no longer see the flash of a bighorn sheep’s rump, hear the peep of a towhee, or count the receding ridges of the Santa Rosas — not because the rump, towhee, and ridges aren’t there, but because we can no longer perceive them. Tiny screens have stolen our senses. The 280,000 acres of monument just outside Palm Springs is the perfect place to reclaim them.

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, scenic and biologically diverse mountain area of far southern California, U.S. The monument encompasses the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto ranges, two short segments of the Pacific mountain system that extend south and southeastward from the San

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Adventure awaits! Discover more than 500 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails in the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, from easy walks to multi-day treks. This trail map is waterproof and tear-resistant, perfect for withstanding abuse folded out over a rock or shoved into the bottom of your pack. Don't venture out in the desert without this safety essential!