Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Elton Mine and Lucky Boy Vista. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,364 – 4,534 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Geology Tour Road 34.00615, -116.08490
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 4,364–4,534 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Geology Tour Road · 34.00615, -116.08490
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lucky Boy Vista Loop, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Elton Mine.
- 50 ftReach Lucky Boy Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Queen Valley Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 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
32% sand1% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°75°
Wed
93°69°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
98°80°
Sun
94°77°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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