Mount Judah Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Donner Pass, Petroglyph Cliff and Pacific Crest Viewpoint before reaching Mount Judah Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,962 – 7,638 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31681, -120.33058
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Judah Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints
4.1 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,962–7,640 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31681, -120.33058
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tunnel #6, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Donner Pass.
- 50 ftPass Petroglyph Cliff.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Judah Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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 W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tunnel #6, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
28% dirt23% gravel49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 4 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,386 ft
- Bill Patterson 6.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Bill Patterson 6.1 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Tinker Knob–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,868 ft
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