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Black Rock Canyon w/ Panorama Loop/Morongo View

In the Little San Bernardino Mountains

Trail8.7 km · 5.4 miBest Feb–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: West Side Loop 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Little San Bernardino Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Oct–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J11°0°45
  2. F12°1°42
  3. M16°3°29
  4. A20°5°9
  5. M25°10°4
  6. J30°14°1
  7. J32°17°8
  8. A31°17°11
  9. S28°14°10
  10. O21°8°10
  11. N15°3°18
  12. D11°0°36

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 8.7 km (5.4 mi) long, Black Rock Canyon w/ Panorama Loop/Morongo View is a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States of America. It is in the Little San Bernardino Mountains. It lies about 8.9 km southeast of Yucca Valley.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
8.7 km · 5.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
Little San Bernardino Mountains (Transverse Ranges › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.9 km SE of Yucca Valley (San Bernardino County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Joshua Tree National Park
Best months
Feb–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
34.0513, -116.3912
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Bigfoot

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Samuelson West

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West Access

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

West Side Loop

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Joshua Tree National Park

Canyon View

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Joshua Tree National Park

Cliff

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Joshua Tree National Park

High View Nature

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Joshua Tree National Park

Burnt Hill

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Joshua Tree National Park

Eureka Peak

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Joshua Tree National Park

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