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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
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 October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:29 a.m., the sun rises at 7:53 a.m. and sets at 7:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 30 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 10:42 a.m. — 8 h 42 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Laguna Meadows — 1.0 mi
- Window — 1.2 mi
- Dodson — 4.4 mi
- Juniper Canyon — 4.4 mi