Vault toilet facility and picnic area at the trailhead for the Cougar Crest Trail.
Cougar Crest Trailhead.
Old prospect foundation and remains just east of the Cougar Crest Trail.
Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) along the Cougar Crest Trail.
Cougar Crest Trail en route to Bertha Peak.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback) along the Cougar Crest Trail en route to Bertha Peak.
First view of Big Bear Lake and San Bernardino Peak (10,649 ft) on the Cougar Crest Trail.
Second bench along the Cougar Crest Trail at roughly 1.7 miles.
Unidentified penstemon species (help us identify it by providing feedback) along the Cougar Crest Trail en route to Bertha Peak.
Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) along the Cougar Crest Trail.
Cougar Crest Trail intersection with the Pacific Crest Trail.
Turnoff from the PCT to Bertha Peak summit via this four-wheel drive road.
Communication facility at the summit of Bertha Peak (8,201 ft).
View southwest to Big Bear Lake from the summit of Bertha Peak (8,201 ft).
View north to Holcomb Valley and the strip mines near Furnace Canyon.
View south to Snow Summit Ski Resort and San Gorgonio Mountain (11,502 ft) from the summit of Bertha Peak.
American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) high above Big Bear Lake.
View west to the San Gabriel Mountains with Mount San Antonio (Mout Baldy, 10,064 ft) at right.
Big Bear Lake from the summit of Bertha Peak.
The town of Big Bear Lake from Bertha Peak's summit.