Tinker Knob–Mount Lincoln Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Mount Lincoln Viewpoint before reaching Tinker Knob at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 3,253 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,985 – 8,905 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path 39.30562, -120.33344
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Tinker Knob–Mount Lincoln Viewpoint, 3 summits
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,253 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,984–8,903 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path · 39.30562, -120.33344
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Mount Lincoln Viewpoint.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 4.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Tinker Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miTurn right onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
82°55°
Thu
85°55°
Fri
85°56°
Sat
86°56°
Sun
87°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sugarbowl Village Path Trailhead
- Lake Mary 2.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Mount Lincoln Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- Donner Peak–Donner Peak Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Pacific Crest Viewpoint via Pacific Crest Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft
- Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Mount Judah Loop Loop, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft
- Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Roller Pass Loop, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
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