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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 2,250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,425 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) 39.16913, -120.14884
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,313–7,426 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) · 39.16913, -120.14884

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 61°F / low 41° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  3. 3.7 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading N.
  9. 3.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading E.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-watson-boulevard-out-back-19-km-bbe2

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 61°F41°
Feels like39°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 60°41°
Mon 65°41°
Tue 70°46°
Wed 71°51° 19%
Thu 72°54°
Fri 70°50°

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