Monument Peak, Mountain summit in San Bernardino County, US.

Monument Peak is a summit in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, standing at 5,272 ft (1,607 m). The Garces-Smith Monument sits on the summit on Forest Road 2N49, marking where the Mohave Trail crossed the crest of the range.

Monument Peak marks where the Mohave Trail crossed the crest of the San Bernardino Mountains, a trade route linking Colorado River tribes with the Pacific coast. The Garces-Smith Monument on the summit, on Forest Road 2N49, recalls Father Francisco Garcés, who crossed in March 1776, and Jedediah Smith, who followed in November 1826. The San Bernardino County Historical Society placed a marker there on September 19, 1931; it became California Historic Landmark no. 618 on September 11, 1956.

The summit holds the Garces-Smith Monument, a marker placed on September 19, 1931, by the San Bernardino County Historical Society and designated California Historic Landmark no. 618 on September 11, 1956. Its plaque records that Father Francisco Garcés passed in March 1776 and Jedediah S. Smith in November 1826 along the Mohave Trail, a trade route linking Colorado River tribes with the Pacific coast.

The summit stands at 5,272 ft (1,607 m), reached via Forest Road 2N49, which passes the Garces-Smith Monument at the top. The old Mohave Trail climbed Sawpit Canyon to the crest and dropped between Cable Canyon and Devil Canyon toward Cajon Pass. Check road conditions before setting out.

The Garces-Smith Monument on the summit, on Forest Road 2N49, marks the Mohave Trail trade route between the Colorado River tribes and the Pacific coast. It was placed on September 19, 1931, by the San Bernardino County Historical Society and became California Historic Landmark no. 618 on September 11, 1956.