The Horseshoe Meadows

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30.9 km

Length

+1,747 m

Ascent

−106 m

Descent

3,028 m

Highest point

Hairpins

13.8%

Max gradient

0h 41min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 3,028 m

-1 °C fair

wind 4 m/s · clouds 24%

At the start

11 °C lightrainshowers

wind 2 m/s · clouds 72%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	-9 °C	1 °C	3.6 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	-8 °C	4 °C	0.1 mm	3 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	-7 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	1 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: paved 66%, asphalt 34%

Roads nearby

Onion Valley Road

20.5 km
Length: +1,591 m
Ascent

Mineral King Road

38.1 km
Length: +2,150 m
Ascent

Death Valley Scenic Byway

156.6 km
Length: +2,243 m
Ascent

30.9 km · 6 hairpins · 3,028 m

Elevation profile

What does The Horseshoe Meadows look like?

Alabama Hills - Flickr - docentjoyce · Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoyce · CC BY 2.0

Frasera tubulosa 536336808 · Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Inyo County

36.59452, -118.11581

Finish

Inyo County

36.44961, -118.16491

Along the road

Parking

11 unnamed places along the road, from 1.0 km to 30.9 km.

Toilets

4 unnamed places along the road, from 25.1 km to 30.9 km.