Butler Peak ( 8535 ’ ) Date : Aug 23 , 2015 11 : 45 ~ 14 : 18 ( 2 hrs 33 minutes ) Course : Trailhead on SR - 18 ( 11 : 35 ; 7180 ’; Call box 18 - 424 ) ~ Reached to dirtroad 2 N 13 C ( 12 : 38 ; 8200 ’ ) ~ Summit , Lookout ( 12 : 56 ; 8535 ’ ) ~ FinishedLunch ( 13 : 38 ) ~ Trailhead ( 14 : 18 ) ; RT 2 . 5 Miles , 1440 ’ Gain With : Susan Kang , Illwoo Suh DRIVING ROUTE Drive east on I - 10 to SR 210 . Drive north on SR 210 ( signed " West ") to SR 330 . Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs . Drive east on SR 18 to the entrance of Snow Valley and 1 . 8 miles farther to Lake View Point Saddle . This is the parking area for Crafts Peak . Continue east on SR 18 for 3 . 2 miles to Call Box 18 - 424 . Park here . Note : This is also the only place along this section the highway where aroad heads south , Glory Ridge road . There is plenty of parking at thislocation . HIKING ROUTE From the parking area ( 7180 '), cross to the north side of the highway to a road sign just to the east of the road curve . Use extreme caution when crossing the highway . Cross at a point where you can see traffic in both directions . If in a group , cross at the same time . From the road sign , go up the hill side and hike up to the main ridge on the left . Once on the ridge , turn right ( north ) and follow the communication poles ( be careful to watch for downed wires on the ground ) up to dirt road 2 N 13 C at about 8200 '. This point is 1 mile from the trailhead . Turn left ( west ) and follow this road ¼ mile to a parking lot at a fire lookout . From the parking lot , climb up to the lookout . Slide Peak ( 7841 ' ) & Keller Peak ( 7882 ' ) Dirt road 2 N 13 C Fire on forest ( 0 . 5 mile south of Big Bear Lake ) Red smoke is the fire retardants dropped from airplane Left slope : Trailhead ( 60 yds east from Parking , 30 yds west from Road sign ) ***