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Mount Watson Boulevard

2.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,048 – 7,753 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail 39.23194, -120.15702
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard

2.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 7,048–7,753 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail · 39.23194, -120.15702

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Western States Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 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-4-km-e228

Trail surface

80% dirt20% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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