Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Pope's Crack at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,042 – 4,219 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road
5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,042–4,219 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510
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 at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Pope's Crack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 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
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
95°70°
Thu
99°78°
Fri
100°81°
Sat
99°82°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Keys Ranch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fun Stuff via Keys Ranch Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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