Pinkham Canyon
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Pinkham Canyon is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,034 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pinkham Canyon
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,680–2,733 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.67905, -115.96392
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pinkham Canyon, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 7.1 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 8 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
- 8.4 mi · out & back · via Pinkham Canyon
More from this trailhead
- Pinkham Canyon 14.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
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