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Figures on a Landscape–Solid Gold, 6 cliffs is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Heart and Sole, Pope's Crack, Barker Pool and Figures on a Landscape before reaching Solid Gold at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 368 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,196 – 4,475 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02527, -116.15649
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Figures on a Landscape–Solid Gold, 6 cliffs

3.5 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,197–4,475 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.02527, -116.15649

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Heart and Sole.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Pope's Crack.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
  15. 350 ftPass Barker Pool.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Astrodome Approach Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miPass Solid Gold.
  18. 50 ftReach Figures on a Landscape, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 98°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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