Exchange Peak, Mountain summit in Ventura County, United States.

Exchange Peak is the third-highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains, rising to 2,953 feet (900 m). The Backbone Trail passes near the summit, but dense chaparral blocks any easy route to the top.

Exchange Peak lies near the route of the Backbone Trail, the long-distance path that runs along the ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains. The peak is counted as the third highest point in the range, after Sandstone Peak and the highest of the Tri-Peaks, at 2,953 feet (900 m). Dense chaparral covers its slopes, and this brush is the reason no easy route to the top exists.

The Backbone Trail runs near the summit, and the dense chaparral on the slopes is what keeps the top hard to reach. The peak stands as the third highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains, after Sandstone Peak and the highest of the Tri-Peaks.

The Backbone Trail runs near the summit, but dense chaparral blocks any easy route to the top; there is no marked summit trail. Plan for pathless scrub and route-finding rather than a maintained path.

Exchange Peak is the third-highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains, after Sandstone Peak and the higher of the Tri-Peaks, at 2,953 feet (900 m). The Backbone Trail passes near the summit, but dense chaparral blocks any easy route to the top.