The roughly 6-mile out-and-back hike is moderately strenuous as it brings hikers to two of the five peaks in Mission Trails Regional Park ...

The return is just over 3 miles, with the first leg to Cowles Mountain a mostly upward hike of 1.6 miles, then a descent for about 1.5 miles back to the trailhead on Golfcrest and Navajo Road ...

“The views keep me coming back.” Cowles Mountain, pronounced “kohls,” is named after George Cowles, a prominent ranching pioneer from the 1800s El Cajon valley.

SAN DIEGO — A woman was rescued after she was injured hiking on Cowles Mountain. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters used a helicopter to find her and save her. “We found her on ...

Cowles Mountain is most likely part of the core of what was once an island arc volcano, ... Above the shoulder, the trail switches back and forth to the summit.

Cowles Mountain trail is a three-mile, one- to two-hour hike up to San Diego‘s tallest summit. It’s located in the San Carlos neighborhood and is part of Mission Trails Regional Park. The ...

The nearly 1,600-foot-high mountain, named for ranching pioneer George A. Cowles, is the highest point in the city of San Diego. It offers 360-degree panoramic views of San Diego County.

Lace up your hiking boots, one of the region's most popular hiking trails is almost ready to reopen.

A dog died just moments after hiking a favorite trail on Cowles Mountain Friday morning, and his owners want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else's pet. Heat exhaustion may have been ...

In 1931, Cowles Mountain was the perfect billboard to advertise Aztec pride. ... Once the war was over the tradition was back alive. “In the '50s and '60s, it’s all the rage.

Cowles Mountain trail is a three-mile, one- to two-hour hike up to San Diego‘s tallest summit. It’s located in the San Carlos neighborhood and is part of Mission Trails Regional Park. The ...