Mount Houghton–Third Creek Pond, 3 summits is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route passes Third Creek Pond before reaching Mount Houghton at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,855 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,905 – 10,480 ft10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay 39.31323, -119.89742
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Mount Houghton–Third Creek Pond, 3 summits
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 8,906–10,480 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay · 39.31323, -119.89742
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading W.
- 3 miPass Third Creek Pond.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Mount Houghton, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
75°54°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
81°51°
Fri
81°52°
Sat
81°53°
Sun
82°51°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rest Stop to Relay Trailhead
- Tamarack Lake 2.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 6.9 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
- Rim to Reno Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,440 ft
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