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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the San Bernadino Mountains

San Bernadino Mountains’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in the San Bernadino Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Hidden Valley Trail

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The Hidden Valley Trail is a one-mile loop that offers meander through large rock formations, perfect for families and rock scrambling. Along the trail, you’ll find educational signs about local …

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Skull Rock

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Two hollowed-out eye sockets carved into a rock shaped like a skull await you here in Joshua Tree National Park. A beautiful 1.7-mile nature trail runs through the Skull Rock area.

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Forty-Nine Palms Canyon

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Forty-Nine Palms Trail ~ approx. 5 kilometers in a good hour of pure walking time in the scorching heat (at least in midsummer) it's really extremely hot ☀️ there's really …

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Split Rock

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This trail steers you around some of the fascinating rock formations that are so characteristic of this area. It's also very sandy/rocky and exposed to the sun, so make sure …

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Locomotion Rock

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You can visit Locomotion Rock along the Hidden Valley Loop Trail. The round shaped rock formation is part of the Wonderland of Rock within Joshua Tree National Park and was formed by erosion from wind and water.

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Cholla Cactus Garden

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The Cholla Cactus Garden is beautiful to look at – from a respective distance though. If you have ever hiked near a Cholla Cactus, you know why it is also …

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Arch Rock

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Just a short hike from White Tank Campground you will get to this natural stone arch that is well worth a photo.

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Heart Rock (Joshua Tree National Park)

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A little further than Arch Rock is Heart Rock, which is shaped like a heart. Just follow the signs!

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Vista from second peal Warren peak

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I recommend to combine warren Peak with panoramic trail - this peak offer amazing views and first hand sight of San Jacinto high mountains.

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Warren Peak

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A great summit to do, offering 360 views to the park, the desert, the San Bernardino and the San Jacinto mountains.

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Extend your search for the best caves by checking out these guides of the top ones in the San Bernadino Mountains:

The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the San Bernadino Mountains

Hidden Valley Trail

Skull Rock

Forty-Nine Palms Canyon

Split Rock

Locomotion Rock

Cholla Cactus Garden

Arch Rock

Heart Rock (Joshua Tree National Park)

Vista from second peal Warren peak

Warren Peak

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