Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Elton Mine before reaching Lucky Boy Vista at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 765 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,901 – 4,534 ft15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98953, -116.02291
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 3,902–4,534 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.98953, -116.02291
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Lucky Boy Vista Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Elton Mine.
- 150 ftReach Lucky Boy Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% sand70% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue
100°78°
Wed
96°72°
Thu
101°80°
Fri
102°82°
Sat
102°83°
Sun
97°81°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Surprise Tank via California Riding and Hiking Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 653 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Desert Queen Mine Road & Queen Valley Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 791 ft
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