Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face & Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face via Keys Ranch Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face before reaching Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 387 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,042 – 4,239 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face & Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face via Keys Ranch Road
6.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 4,042–4,238 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face.
- 250 ftReach Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F76°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
97°71°
Thu
98°77°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
100°82°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°76°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Keys Ranch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fun Stuff via Keys Ranch Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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- Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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