Desert Queen Mine Trail

Desert Queen Mine Trail is a 0.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Joshua Tree National Park, California. It is essentially flat, with a high point of 4,461 ft. Difficulty: easy, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

Desert Queen Mine Trail, Joshua Tree National Park
Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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