Desert Queen Mine Road–Pine City Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,433 – 4,593 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road 34.01803, -116.08245
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Desert Queen Mine Road–Pine City Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,432–4,594 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road · 34.01803, -116.08245
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pine City Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miReach Desert Queen Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Queen Valley Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
18% sand1% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F82°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°78°
Wed
94°71°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
98°80°
Sun
94°77°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Desert Queen Mine Road Trailhead
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- Queen Valley Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
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