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Royal Gorge

Snow Mountain

3.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Snow Mountain is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Kingvale, CA. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30666, -120.41615
Nearest town Kingvale, CA
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Snow Mountain

3.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,672–7,015 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: 39.30666, -120.41615

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Snow Mountain, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/snow-mountain-out-back

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 85°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°59°
Sun 87°58°

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