Fourth of July Lake–Winnemucca Lake, 4 lakes is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. The route passes Winnemucca Lake, Round Top Lake and Fourth of July Lake. It climbs 3,112 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,441 – 9,394 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winnemucca Trail 38.69067, -120.00933
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Fourth of July Lake–Winnemucca Lake, 4 lakes
11.9 mi · ▲ 3,112 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,442–9,392 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Winnemucca Trail · 38.69067, -120.00933
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winnemucca Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Winnemucca Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Camp Irene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Round Top Lake.
- 2.2 miPass Fourth of July Lake.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Summit City Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Fourth of July Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Camp Irene Trail, heading NW.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Winnemucca Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
77°55°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
82°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Winnemucca Trail Trailhead
- Woods Lake via Winnemucca Trail 0.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Winnemucca Lake–Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 2,273 ft
- Fourth of July Peak–Winnemucca Lake, 4 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft
- Winnemucca Lake–Lost Lake (west), 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,868 ft
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