Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Mount Rose Highway
2.5 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Old Mount Rose Highway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,408 – 7,714 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lunar 39.28025, -119.94601
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Old Mount Rose Highway
2.5 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 7,410–7,713 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Lunar · 39.28025, -119.94601
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lunar, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lunar, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
80°61°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
85°57°
Sat
85°57°
Sun
86°55°
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