Mount Pluto–Crossover, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Mount Pluto at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,306 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,034 – 8,580 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Mount Pluto–Crossover, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 7,035–8,580 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto River Styx, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miReach Mount Pluto, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto River Styx, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Hemlock, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 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
39% dirt2% gravel59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F45°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
69°51°
Tue
76°47°
Wed
75°46°
Thu
71°46°
Fri
70°42°
Sat
71°42°
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