Lost Horse Mountain via Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Indio Hills, CA. The route reaches Lost Horse Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 763 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,590 – 5,305 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail 33.95064, -116.15978
Nearest town Indio Hills, CA
Directions
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Lost Horse Mountain via Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,589–5,305 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail · 33.95064, -116.15978
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Lost Horse Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F79°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
93°77°
Wed
90°70°
Thu
95°72°
Fri
96°76°
Sat
96°75°
Sun
92°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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