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Cinder Cone & Dollar Reservoir via Mount Watson Boulevard is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route passes Dollar Reservoir before reaching Cinder Cone at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,188 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,529 – 7,641 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19842, -120.10575
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Cinder Cone & Dollar Reservoir via Mount Watson Boulevard

12.1 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,528–7,643 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.19842, -120.10575

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftPass Dollar Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 1.1 miReach Cinder Cone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.9 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt1% paved31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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