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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Atoma Road, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miSharp right onto Atoma Road, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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

ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 75°54°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 82°51°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 82°53°
Sun 81°52°

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