Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Pass Trail, 4 sights
14 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Pass Trail, 4 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. The route reaches Armstrong Pass. It climbs 1,908 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Pass Trail, 4 sights
14 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 7,660–8,729 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Armstrong Pass Trail · 38.85632, -119.94054
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Armstrong Pass Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miPass Armstrong Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Horse Meadow Spur B, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Armstrong Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Willow Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Horse Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Armstrong Pass Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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