Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rifle Peak & Brockway Spring via 16N54
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,044 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Rifle Peak & Brockway Spring via 16N54 is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. The route passes Brockway Spring before reaching Rifle Peak at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,044 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rifle Peak & Brockway Spring via 16N54
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,044 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,677–9,422 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Beaver Street Extension · 39.24814, -120.01387
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Brockway Spring.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach Rifle Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Beaver Street Extension Trailhead
- Brockway Spring & Powerline Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Beaver Street Extension & Saddle Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 7.6 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,736 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft
- Tahoe Rim Viewpoint–Brockway Spring, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft
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