AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Watson Boulevard

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,734 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,050 – 7,753 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22231, -120.19928
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,051–7,753 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.22231, -120.19928

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Deer Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
  14. 2.5 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-viewpoint-out-back-13-km-be93

Trail surface

93% dirt7% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 86°61°
Thu 89°59°
Fri 90°59°
Sat 90°60°
Sun 89°59°
Mon 88°57°

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