Mount Lincoln–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint and Mount Lincoln Viewpoint before reaching Mount Lincoln at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,588 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,015 – 8,363 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31710, -120.32830
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Lincoln–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 6 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,588 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 7,015–8,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31710, -120.32830
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mount Judah Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Lincoln Viewpoint.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Mount Lincoln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mount Judah Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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