Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Pope's Crack at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,147 – 4,219 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.03362, -116.16705
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 48 min
Elevation 4,148–4,219 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.03362, -116.16705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Pope's Crack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.9 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
95°69°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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