Chongo Boulder–Peyote Cracks - East, 3 cliffs is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder and Peyote Cracks - West before reaching Peyote Cracks - East at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,101 – 4,213 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02978, -116.17850
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Chongo Boulder–Peyote Cracks - East, 3 cliffs
4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,101–4,214 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02978, -116.17850
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 E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Peyote Cracks - West.
- 50 ftPass Peyote Cracks - East.
- 150 ftReach Chongo Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
57% dirt43% 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
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- Boy Scout Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 186 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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