Mount Pluto–Crossover, 7 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Mount Pluto at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,893 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,372 – 8,580 ft · steepest grade: 31%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Easy Rider 39.27530, -120.12237
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Mount Pluto–Crossover, 7 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,893 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,371–8,580 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Easy Rider · 39.27530, -120.12237
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Easy Rider, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Village Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dogbone, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Speed Control, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wirecutter, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Karpiel, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snake, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Karpiel, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 2.9 miReach Mount Pluto, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Karpiel, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Snake, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wirecutter, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Speed Control, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dogbone, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pho Dogg, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading W.
- 0.9 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°63°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
89°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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