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Lost Horse Mine Trail | Joshua Tree National Park, CA

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Trail stats

Distance
7.25 mi
Elevation gain
1,017 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,017 ft
Max elevation
5,277 ft
TrailRank 
56
Min elevation
4,537 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 44 minutes
Time
4 hours 48 minutes
Coordinates
1967
Uploaded
December 27, 2017
Recorded
December 2017
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near Indio Hills, California (United States)

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Itinerary description

In the late 1800s, miners dug around 300 mines in the lands now protected as Joshua Tree National Park. The Lost Horse Mine is one the best-preserved gold mines in the southwest area of the park. You can access by hiking a full 6.7 mile circular trail. This loop can be walked in either directions.

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Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude 4,558 ft
Photo ofParking lot at the end of Lost Horse Road.

Parking lot at the end of Lost Horse Road.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,781 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,843 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographRuins Altitude 4,853 ft
Photo ofRuins and foundations of miners' cabins.

Ruins and foundations of miners' cabins.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,930 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographMine Altitude 5,033 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Mine

Lost Horse Mine

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,063 ft
Photo ofViews of Pleasant Valley and other areas of Joshua Tree National Park.

Views of Pleasant Valley and other areas of Joshua Tree National Park.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,203 ft
Photo ofHiking towards the summit of the Lost Horse Mountain.

Hiking towards the summit of the Lost Horse Mountain.

PictographSummit Altitude 5,265 ft
Photo ofSummit of the Lost Horse Mountain.

Summit of the Lost Horse Mountain.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,796 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographMine Altitude 4,755 ft
Photo ofMine Photo ofMine Photo ofMine

Mine

PictographRuins Altitude 4,759 ft
Photo ofOptimist Mine bunkhouse

Optimist Mine bunkhouse

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,929 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,686 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,598 ft
Photo ofLost Horse Trail

Lost Horse Trail

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