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Bullion Mountain Road–Calexico Avenue, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Bullion Mountain Road–Calexico Avenue, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,762 – 1,883 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calexico Avenue 34.19326, -115.99915
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Bullion Mountain Road–Calexico Avenue, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,762–1,883 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Calexico Avenue · 34.19326, -115.99915

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 112°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Calexico Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Encanto Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bullion Mountain Road, heading N.
  4. 2.8 miReach Calexico Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.8 miTurn left onto Encanto Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Calexico Avenue, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bullion-mountain-road-calexico-avenue-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 112°F81°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
115°80°
Sunrise 5:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 110°77°
Wed 109°77°
Thu 108°85°
Fri 110°87°
Sat 111°89°
Sun 109°89°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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