Bighorn Pass Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,269 – 4,383 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bighorn Pass Road 34.01485, -116.10059
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Bighorn Pass Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 4,268–4,383 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bighorn Pass Road · 34.01485, -116.10059
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bighorn Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Bighorn Pass Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bighorn Pass Road, heading E.
- 1.9 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
72% sand28% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°75°
Wed
93°69°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
98°80°
Sun
94°77°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bighorn Pass Road Trailhead
- Bighorn Pass Road & O'Dell Road Loop via Queen Valley Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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