Ebbetts Peak & Dorothy Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Ebbetts Peak & Dorothy Lake via Pacific Crest Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Marklee Village, CA. The route passes Dorothy Lake before reaching Ebbetts Peak at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ebbetts Peak & Dorothy Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 8,665–9,174 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.54844, -119.80601
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Dorothy Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ebbetts Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Ebbetts Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pacific Crest Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft
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- Noble Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,048 ft
- Noble Lake & Bull Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,695 ft
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