Mount Judah Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint before reaching Mount Judah Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 856 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,815 – 7,638 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31859, -120.31981
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Judah Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
3.7 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 6,814–7,640 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31859, -120.31981
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Judah Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Mount Judah Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 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
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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