Tamarack Lake is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. The route reaches Tamarack Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 566 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,321 – 8,829 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32411, -119.89303
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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Tamarack Lake
4.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 8,321–8,829 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.32411, -119.89303
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Atoma Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Atoma Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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- Tamarack Lake Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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