Chimney Rock–Intersection Rock, 3 summits is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder and Chimney Rock before reaching Intersection Rock at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,095 – 4,213 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02813, -116.17949
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Chimney Rock–Intersection Rock, 3 summits
4.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 4,094–4,213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02813, -116.17949
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Intersection Rock.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Chimney Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt1% paved27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Boy Scout Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Chongo Boulder–Barker Dam Nature, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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