Mosaic Canyon Hike
Death Valley, CA

Photo by Protrails.com

Mosaic Canyon Information:

• Trail Directions Handout (Ron Jones)
• Lodging:
  • Dow Villa Hotel (Lone Pine, CA-Closest city with supplies to trailhead)
    • 310 South Main Street, Lone Pine, CA 93545; 760.876.5521 or 800.824.9317; dowvilla@lonepinetv.com
  • Furnace Creek Resort (Nice but pricey @ $135-500/night)
    • Highway 190, Death Valley, CA 92328; 760.786.2345 or 800.236.7916
  • Panamint Springs Resort (Limited services)
    • 40440 Highway 190, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328; 775.482.7680
  • Stovepipe Wells Village-Highway 190 (Closest to trailhead)
    • Death Valley Junction, CA 92328; 760.786.2387; info@deathvalleylodgingco.com
• Photos (Ron Jones)
• National Park Service (Mosaic Canyon Info)
  • Length: ½ to 2 miles, one-way
  • Difficulty: moderate
  • Start: Mosaic Canyon parking area, 2 miles from Stovepipe Wells Village on graded gravel road.
  • Description: Popular walk up a narrow, polished marble-walled canyon. First ½ mile is narrowest section. Some slickrock scrambling necessary. "Mosaics" of fragments of rocks cemented together can be seen in canyon walls. Bighorn sheep sighted occasionally. 
• Other Mosaic Canyon Links:
  • Hikespeak.com
  • Protrails.com
• Hikes Near Mosaic Canyon:
  • Alabama Hills (Lone Pine)
  • Bristlecone Forest (Big Pine)
  • Darwin Falls (Panamint Springs)

Hike Handouts by RJ:

• Day Hike-Trip Checklist

• Day Hike-Gear Purchase Guide

General Hike Information:

• Leave No Trace Trail Etiquette (Respect Nature!)

• Hiking Tips Home (Ron Jones)

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(Updated 9.10.12)

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