Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Ellis Peak & Ellis Peak Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Ellis Peak & Ellis Peak Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. The route reaches Ellis Peak at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,657 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ellis Peak & Ellis Peak Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 7,779–8,718 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Ellis Peak Trailhead · 39.07187, -120.23106
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ellis Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ellis Peak, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Ellis Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ellis Peak Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 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 0.3 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Ellis Peak Trailhead Trailhead
- Ellis Peak Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
- Ellis Lake & Ellis Peak Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft
- Buck Lake–Ellis Lake, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft
- Buck Lake–Ellis Lake, 5 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,672 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Quail Lake, 6 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,535 ft
- Bear Lake–Ellis Peak Trail, 3 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft
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