Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
East Peak Lake
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,217 ft · 5 hr 49 min
East Peak Lake is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Bijou Park, CA. The route reaches East Peak Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,217 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Peak Lake
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,217 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,648–9,270 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93440, -119.94038
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach East Peak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft
- East Peak 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,803 ft
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