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 Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 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
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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