Ryan Mountain Trail & Sheep Pass Connector Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,410 – 4,544 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sheep Pass Campground Road 33.99973, -116.11911
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Ryan Mountain Trail & Sheep Pass Connector Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 54 min
Elevation 4,409–4,543 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sheep Pass Campground Road · 33.99973, -116.11911
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sheep Pass Campground Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Sheep Pass Connector Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ryan Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Sheep Pass Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sheep Pass Connector Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Sheep Pass Campground Road, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 96°F77°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
96°73°
Wed
93°68°
Thu
96°75°
Fri
97°79°
Sat
98°80°
Sun
94°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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