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Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Outer Mongolia Climbing Area at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,032 – 4,173 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,033–4,174 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Hole Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miReach Outer Mongolia Climbing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Boy Scout Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 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

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 99°76°
Wed 95°70°
Thu 99°78°
Fri 100°81°
Sat 99°82°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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