Pinkham Canyon
6.6 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Pinkham Canyon is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 448 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,460 – 1,772 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.68134, -115.93621
Nearest town Cactus City, CA
Directions
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Pinkham Canyon
6.6 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,459–1,772 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.68134, -115.93621
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pinkham Canyon, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
72% dirt28% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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