Flat Top Mountain via Power Line Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Flat Top Mountain via Power Line Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near North Palm Springs, CA. The route reaches Flat Top Mountain at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 740 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flat Top Mountain via Power Line Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Elevation 578–1,045 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.93129, -116.57064
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Power Line Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 5.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Flat Top Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 5.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~200 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Karen Avenue–Ruby Drive, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Oasis Drive 5.5 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Power Line Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Oasis Drive 6 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Power Line Road 6 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Oasis Drive 6.1 mi · ▲ 383 ft
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