Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 lakes is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. The route passes Frog Lake, Winnemucca Lake and Round Top Lake before reaching Round Top at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,101 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,537 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 50%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meiss Trailhead 38.69663, -119.99184
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 lakes
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,101 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 8,537–10,369 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Meiss Trailhead · 38.69663, -119.99184
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Frog Lake.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Winnemucca Lake.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Camp Irene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Round Top Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Round Top Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Camp Irene Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
76°55°
Wed
77°55°
Thu
81°54°
Fri
81°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Meiss Trailhead Trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- ALP122 via Pacific Crest Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- 10N01 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Winnemucca Lake–Frog Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 768 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 768 ft
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