Allison Ridge–Blackjack, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 2,497 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,228 – 8,901 ft · steepest grade: 45%7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.26857, -119.93607
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Allison Ridge–Blackjack, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 7,226–8,900 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.26857, -119.93607
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lunar, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Allison Ridge, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Jennifer, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lunar, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
80°60°
Wed
82°59°
Thu
87°57°
Fri
87°57°
Sat
87°58°
Sun
87°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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