Mount Rose–Third Creek Pond, 3 summits is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route passes Third Creek Pond before reaching Mount Rose at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,815 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,560 – 10,768 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Incline Lake Road 39.30028, -119.92212
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Mount Rose–Third Creek Pond, 3 summits
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,815 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 8,560–10,770 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Incline Lake Road · 39.30028, -119.92212
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Incline Lake Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Third Creek Pond, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Third Creek Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rim to Rose, heading NW.
- 3 miReach Mount Rose, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn left onto Third Creek Pond, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Incline Lake Road, heading SE.
- 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F51°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
76°55°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
83°53°
Sat
83°54°
Sun
83°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Incline Lake Road Trailhead
- Third Creek Pond via Incline Lake Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 823 ft
- Mud Lake & Gray Lake Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft
- Incline Meadow–Incline Lake Creek, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 658 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Mount Houghton & Third Creek Pond via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft
- Third Creek Pond & Tahoe Rim Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft
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