Tamarack Lake
4.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 59 min
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 776 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,186 – 8,829 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Atoma Road 39.33009, -119.89096
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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Tamarack Lake
4.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 8,187–8,829 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Atoma Road · 39.33009, -119.89096
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Atoma Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Atoma Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 78°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
77°58°
Thu
84°53°
Fri
85°54°
Sat
84°55°
Sun
83°54°
Mon
82°53°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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