Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Willis Palms, CA. The route passes McCallum Pond before reaching Moon Country Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,745 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 1,299 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81812, -116.33457
Nearest town Willis Palms, CA
Directions
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Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 273–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.81812, -116.33457
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 114°F / low 88° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Herman's Hike, heading SE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass McCallum Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Moon Country Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Herman's Hike, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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
4% sand96% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 114°F88°
Feels like91°Precip1%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
115°85°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
109°85°
Thu
111°86°
Fri
114°90°
Sat
115°89°
Sun
111°88°
Mon
109°87°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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