Arch Rock–White Tank, 3 rocks is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes White Tank before reaching Arch Rock at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 786 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,786 – 4,505 ft14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road 34.01803, -116.08245
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Arch Rock–White Tank, 3 rocks
14.1 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Elevation 3,787–4,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road · 34.01803, -116.08245
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Arch Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass White Tank.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Arch Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
- 2.3 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
33% sand6% gravel1% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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