Eureka Peak Viewpoint & Eureka Peak Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. The route reaches Eureka Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,776 – 5,348 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08493, -116.37639
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Eureka Peak Viewpoint & Eureka Peak Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 3,777–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.08493, -116.37639
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Eureka Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 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
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 100°F81°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
98°79°
Wed
96°73°
Thu
100°73°
Fri
100°76°
Sat
101°76°
Sun
97°76°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Short Loop Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 594 ft
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- High View–Burnt Hill Trail, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft
- Eureka Peak–Bigfoot Trail, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,791 ft
- Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 7 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft
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