Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint & Sawtooth Spur

2.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint & Sawtooth Spur is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,323 – 7,746 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawtooth Spur 39.23107, -120.15270
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint & Sawtooth Spur

2.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 7,322–7,748 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sawtooth Spur · 39.23107, -120.15270

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Sawtooth Spur, heading S.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NE.
  11. 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 surface

84% dirt16% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 79°57°
Wed 78°51°
Thu 76°50°
Fri 76°51°
Sat 76°52°
Sun 77°49°

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