Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Scott Peak & Scott Peak Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Scott Peak & Scott Peak Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. The route reaches Scott Peak at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Scott Peak & Scott Peak Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,922–8,246 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.16418, -120.23940
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Scott Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Scott Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
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- Ward Peak 5 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
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