Figures on a Landscape–Solid Gold, 5 cliffs is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Barker Pool and Figures on a Landscape before reaching Solid Gold at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,210 – 4,475 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02273, -116.15700
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Figures on a Landscape–Solid Gold, 5 cliffs
3.5 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 4,209–4,475 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02273, -116.15700
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 400 ftPass Barker Pool.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Astrodome Approach Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Figures on a Landscape, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Solid Gold.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
94°68°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
94°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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