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Pixie Boulder–Billboard Buttress, 4 cliffs is a 1-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. The route passes Feudal Wall, Billboard Buttress and Pixie Rock before reaching Pixie Boulder at the turnaround, 0.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,071 – 3,196 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 10 34.09290, -116.15290
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA

Directions

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Pixie Boulder–Billboard Buttress, 4 cliffs

1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 23 min

Elevation 3,070–3,195 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 10 · 34.09290, -116.15290

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Indian Cove Road East, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Feudal Wall.
  5. 350 ftPass Billboard Buttress.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Cove Circle, heading N.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Pixie Rock Approach, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftPass Pixie Rock.
  10. 200 ftReach Pixie Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 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

69% dirt14% sand8% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F66°
Precip4%Wind18 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 78°71° 35%
Mon 92°66°
Tue 95°72°
Wed 96°75°
Thu 97°79° 15%
Fri 93°78°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead