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.

Elevation

0 mi6,815 – 9,108 ft · steepest grade: 56%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.01075, -120.12213
Nearest town Rubicon Properties, CA

Directions

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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Highland Drive, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miReach Rubicon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 250 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°59°
Wed 80°57°
Thu 80°56°
Fri 80°57°
Sat 80°58°
Sun 80°56°

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