Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Angora Peak–Upper Echo Lake, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Angora Peak–Upper Echo Lake, 5 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Echo Lake, CA. The route passes Lower Echo Lake and Upper Echo Lake before reaching Angora Peak at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,337 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Angora Peak–Upper Echo Lake, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 7,413–8,777 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 38.83417, -120.04254
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Water Taxi stop 177 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Echo Lakes Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lower Echo Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miPass Upper Echo Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Echo Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Angora Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Echo Lakes Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Water Taxi stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Pacific Crest Trail Trailhead
- Johnson Pass & Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Upper Echo Lake & Lower Echo Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 6 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft
- Glen Alpine Spring–Echo Pass viewpoint, 10 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,715 ft
- Upper Echo Lake–Lower Echo Lake, 7 lakes 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,400 ft
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