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Arch Rock–White Tank, 3 rocks

14.1 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 6 min

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
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.2 miTurn right onto Arch Rock Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miPass White Tank.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miReach Arch Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
  8. 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-tank-white-tank-out-back-24-km-c394

Trail surface

33% sand6% gravel1% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F82°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 98°78°
Wed 94°71°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 94°77°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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