Mount Lincoln is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route reaches Mount Lincoln at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,258 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,090 – 8,357 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29921, -120.33372
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Lincoln
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,089–8,358 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.29921, -120.33372
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Lincoln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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