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{{short description|Tourist attraction in San Diego, California}}[[File:Potato Chip Rock.jpg|thumb|Potato Chip Rock]]'''Potato Chip Rock''' is a natural [[tourist attraction]] near [[San Diego]], California,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/potato-chip-rock-via-mt-woodson-trail|title=Potato Chip Rock via Mt. Woodson Trail|website=AllTrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref> named for its resemblance to a [[potato chip]]. The rock is thin and cantilevered over 14 feet.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-02 |title=Potato Chip Rock snaps off! Poway’s mayor pulls off April Fool’s joke |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/2017/04/02/potato-chip-rock-snaps-off-poways-mayor-pulls-off-aprils-fool-joke/ |access-date=2018-10-21 |work=fox5sandiego.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It is located on the summit of [[Mt. Woodson]] at an elevation between 2,700 and 2,800 ft,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-11 |title=The Truth about the Potato Chip Rock Hike |url=http://localadventurer.com/mt-woodson-potato-chip-rock-hike/ |access-date=2017-02-12 |newspaper=Local Adventurer » Travel Adventures in Portland + World Wide |language=en-US}}</ref> in an unincorporated part of [[San Diego County]] between [[Poway, California|Poway]] and [[Ramona, California|Ramona]]. |
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{{Orphan|date=February 2017}}'''Potato Chip Rock''' is a natural tourist attraction near [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/potato-chip-rock-via-mt-woodson-trail|title=Potato Chip Rock via Mt. Woodson Trail|website=AllTrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref> It is located on the [[Mt. Woodson]] summit and is famous for resembling a [[potato chip]]. It is located in an unincorporated part of [[San Diego County]] between [[Poway, California|Poway]] and [[Ramona, California|Ramona]]. |
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== Access == |
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Potato Chip Rock sits 100 feet below the summit of [[Woodson Mountain|Mount Woodson]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-06-19 |title=Potato Chip Rock: Mt Woodson Summit in San Diego {{!}} California Through My Lens |url=http://californiathroughmylens.com/potato-chip-rock-mt-woodson-summit-san-diego/ |access-date=2017-02-12 |newspaper=California Through My Lens |language=en-US}}</ref> The hike to the rock takes an hour or two. One popular way to reach the rock is through a 6.6-mile round trip hike from the [[Lake Poway]] trailhead to the west.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theearthisfull.com/2016/11/07/potato-chip-rock-hike-mount-woodson-trail/|title=Potato Chip Rock Hike (Mount Woodson Trail) – The Earth is Full|access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref> There are two other popular routes to the top that start on the east side of Mount Woodson. A short route begins from free parking areas along Route 67, with an entrance at 16310 Highway 67, and follows Mt. Woodson Road up to the rock. This 3.75-mile round-trip hike is paved and steep.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hikingguy.com/hiking-trails/hiking-san-diego/potato-chip-rock-hike-san-diego/|title=Potato Chip Rock Hike (San Diego)|access-date=2019-09-10|language=en-US}}</ref> The Fry-Kogel trail is the third route to the rock, and is about four miles long.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/jul/09/roam-woodson/#|title=Many ways to the top at Woodson|work=sandiegoreader.com|date=2014-07-09|access-date=2019-09-10|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== In popular culture == |
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The rock is thin and more than 7 feet long,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://fox5sandiego.com/2017/04/02/potato-chip-rock-snaps-off-poways-mayor-pulls-off-aprils-fool-joke/|title=Potato Chip Rock snaps off! Poway’s mayor pulls off April Fool’s joke|date=2017-04-02|work=fox5sandiego.com|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-US}}</ref> and it looks as if it is about to fall.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | The rock was used as an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by Poway mayor [[Steve Vaus]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-me-potatochip-rock-joke-20170401-story.html|title=Potato Chip Rock broken? Nah. Mayor's April Fools' gag goes viral|last=Davis|first=Kristina|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-US}}</ref> In a tweet, he wrote that part of the rock had snapped off and fallen into Lake Poway below. He even added a picture for "proof".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kusi.com/april-fools-day-prank-potato-chip-rock-breaks/|title=April Fools Day Prank: Potato Chip Rock Breaks|date=2017-04-01|work=McKinnon Broadcasting|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The rock was used as an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by Poway |
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Also located on the trail from Lake Poway to Potato Chip Rock is Sandcrawler Rock, named for its resemblance to the Sandcrawler transport vehicle from the Star Wars Universe. |
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 22 December 2024
Potato Chip Rock is a natural tourist attraction near San Diego, California,[1] named for its resemblance to a potato chip. The rock is thin and cantilevered over 14 feet.[2] It is located on the summit of Mt. Woodson at an elevation between 2,700 and 2,800 ft,[3] in an unincorporated part of San Diego County between Poway and Ramona.
Access
[edit]Potato Chip Rock sits 100 feet below the summit of Mount Woodson.[4] The hike to the rock takes an hour or two. One popular way to reach the rock is through a 6.6-mile round trip hike from the Lake Poway trailhead to the west.[5] There are two other popular routes to the top that start on the east side of Mount Woodson. A short route begins from free parking areas along Route 67, with an entrance at 16310 Highway 67, and follows Mt. Woodson Road up to the rock. This 3.75-mile round-trip hike is paved and steep.[6] The Fry-Kogel trail is the third route to the rock, and is about four miles long.[7]
In popular culture
[edit]The rock was used as an April Fools' Day prank by Poway mayor Steve Vaus in 2017.[8] In a tweet, he wrote that part of the rock had snapped off and fallen into Lake Poway below. He even added a picture for "proof".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Potato Chip Rock via Mt. Woodson Trail". AllTrails.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Potato Chip Rock snaps off! Poway's mayor pulls off April Fool's joke". fox5sandiego.com. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "The Truth about the Potato Chip Rock Hike". Local Adventurer » Travel Adventures in Portland + World Wide. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Potato Chip Rock: Mt Woodson Summit in San Diego | California Through My Lens". California Through My Lens. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Potato Chip Rock Hike (Mount Woodson Trail) – The Earth is Full". Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Potato Chip Rock Hike (San Diego)". Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Many ways to the top at Woodson". sandiegoreader.com. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Davis, Kristina. "Potato Chip Rock broken? Nah. Mayor's April Fools' gag goes viral". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "April Fools Day Prank: Potato Chip Rock Breaks". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-10-21.