Name: Monument Trail
Rating: 3.0

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History

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“This trail is the most direct route to Airplane Monument, site of a 1922 biplane crash.”

— Matthew Kidd

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Overview

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Description

Monument Trail is so named because it is the most direct route to Airplane Monument, a Liberty 12-cylinder aircraft engine mounted on stones. The engine is from a DH-4B biplane that crashed on December 7, 1922, killing both the pilot and his traveling companion.

The trail is a modest climb that offers some good views. Continue 0.1 miles after the junction with the West Mesa Loop to visit the Airplane Monument. The monument is found on the west side of the trail where the Info symbol is located.

Flora & Fauna

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, Summers snow (Linanthus), Steller’s jays, scrub jays, and acorn woodpeckers

Contacts

Land Manager: California State Parks - Cuyamaca Rancho

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Trail Ratings

3.0 from 1 vote

#9

in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

#16214

Overall

3.0 from 1 vote

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Rankings

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Length 1.5 Miles 2.4 Kilometers 79% Runnable	Elevation 744' 227 m Ascent 0' 0 m Descent
10% Avg Grade (5°) 16% Max Grade (9°)	4,776' 1,456 m High 4,032' 1,229 m Low

Monument Trail

Length

1.5 Miles 2.4 Kilometers

79%

Elevation

744' 227 m

0' 0 m

10%

16%

4,776' 1,456 m

4,032' 1,229 m

Conditions

“This trail is the most direct route to Airplane Monument, site of a 1922 biplane crash.”