Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Elton Mine before reaching Lucky Boy Vista at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,269 – 4,534 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Queen Valley Road 34.02485, -116.14044
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,268–4,534 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Queen Valley Road · 34.02485, -116.14044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left 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.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 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
70% dirt8% sand22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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