Mount Stephens–Lake Angela, 3 lakes is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Chinese Catfish Pond and Lake Angela before reaching Mount Stephens at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,071 – 7,241 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31854, -120.32947
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Stephens–Lake Angela, 3 lakes
1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 31 min
Elevation 7,070–7,242 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31854, -120.32947
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lake Angela.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Mount Stephens, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
94% dirt6% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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