High Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
2.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 1 hr 12 min
High Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Año Nuevo State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route passes Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint before reaching High Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 925 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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High Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
2.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 396–1,288 ft
Out & Back · Año Nuevo State Park
Trailhead: Whitehouse Ridge Trail · 37.16820, -122.31781
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach High Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 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 0.3 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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