Flat Top Mountain–Little Morongo Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Flat Top Mountain–Little Morongo Road, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Salvia, CA. The route reaches Flat Top Mountain. It climbs 681 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 833 ft14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 33.88426, -116.50171
Nearest town Salvia, CA
Directions
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Flat Top Mountain–Little Morongo Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 555–833 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 33.88426, -116.50171
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mihalyo Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miPass Flat Top Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 4.8 miBear right onto Little Morongo Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Flat Top Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 4.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Flat Top Mountain & Mihalyo Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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