Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rubicon Peak & Rubicon Peak Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Rubicon Peak & Rubicon Peak Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rubicon Properties, CA. The route reaches Rubicon Peak at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 2,270 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rubicon Peak & Rubicon Peak Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,816–9,109 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.01075, -120.12213
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 42° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Highland Drive, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Rubicon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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