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Mecca Hills Wilderness

California, United States
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Mouth of the Big Painted Canyon (right from parking) Photo
Big Painted Canyon/Ladder Loop
by Cobber99 on May 14, 2007
Cactus City, California, United States
4.5 miles
some of this text from Hiking in Palm Springs: Painted Canyon, in the heart of the hills, exhibits many mineral deposits in hues of rose, pink, red, purple and green. The canyon runs in a general north-south direction, and is distinguished by sandy washes sprinkled with Ironwood, Smoke Trees, and Palo Verde. Keen eyed wildflower enthusiasts will also find the rare Mecca aster, a lilac tinted bloom resembling a daisy. Along the rim of the canyon and...
Mecca Hills Ladder and Painted Canyon Photo
Mecca Hills Ladder and Painted Canyon Photo
Mecca Hills Ladder and Painted Canyon Photo
Mecca Hills Ladder and Painted Canyon Photo
Mecca Hills Ladder and Painted Canyon
by jq4ever on Apr 01, 2012
California, United States
7.1 miles
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by jq4ever on Apr 01, 2012
California, United States
1.6 miles
Just exploring the slot canyons before the actual hike
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Indian Canyon in the Mecca Hills
by kwatts on Mar 13, 2010
Cactus City, California, United States
9.5 miles
2013-02-08 09-14-38 1311w Mecca Hills Split Rock Slot Canyon Walkabout Hike.jpg Photo
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2013 02 08 Mecca Hills Painted Canyon Exploration Hike
by BrianKatrinaHiggins on Feb 08, 2013
Mecca, California, United States
7.8 miles
This is hike number 4 from the book: "140 Great Hikes In and Near Palm Springs".  It is a really good book of hikes in the area (The Mecca Wilderness).  We had done hikes 1 through 3 two years before.  Hike number 4 is just as good, if not better for we did not see anyone all day.  We parked at the Painted and Ladder Canyon trail head and walked back down...
Ladder Canyon and Big Painted Canyon
by Mikey. on Mar 24, 2013
Cactus City, California, United States
4.9 miles
Distance: 4.9 miles     Elevation gain/loss: 819 ft / 729 ft     Moving time: 2:03     Moving speed: 2.4 mph
2011 02 24 Painted Canyon Hike
by BrianKatrinaHiggins on Feb 24, 2011
Mecca, California, United States
21 miles
This is actually 2 days hiking in the canyons around Painted Canyon off of Box Canyon Road between the Salton Sea (the town of Mecca) and highway 10.   Photogenic slot canyons and hills form a maze of washes from centuries of erosion.  Painted Canyon Road is dirt the 5 miles to the trail head, but well maintained and any car can easily drive it despite the washboarding.  The middle trail is called...
Painted Canyon
by cwbarrows on Feb 04, 2013
Mecca, California, United States
7.0 miles
Loop hike up Ladder Canyon and down Painted Canyon.We started hiking up Painted Canyon and were immediately greeted by the endemic Mecca Aster in bloom on the eastern wall of the canyon.Less than half a mile up the canyon, we took the left fork into Ladder Canyon and immediately entered the narrow world of the slot canyon. The Canyon opens up and splits as it rises through the mud hills. We followed...

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