Texas trails · Lost Mine
Lost Mine
A 2.3-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 1,099 ft of climbing. Reaches Panther Pass and other pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.9 and mile 1.8. It gives back about 405 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Panther Pass (pass)
- LM Peak (viewpoint)
Getting there
Lost Mine access — parking nearby. 29.27440, -103.28636 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 8:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:40 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 46 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:18 a.m. — 9 h 58 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Laguna Meadows — 0.9 mi
- Window — 1.2 mi
- Dodson — 4.4 mi
- Juniper Canyon — 4.4 mi