Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Elton Mine before reaching Lucky Boy Vista at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,364 – 4,511 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Trail 34.02347, -116.07782
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 4,364–4,512 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Trail · 34.02347, -116.07782
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Lucky Boy Vista Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Lucky Boy Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Elton Mine.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Pine City Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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