Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. The route reaches Vista at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,247 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,974 – 6,172 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16693, -119.80656
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,975–6,173 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.16693, -119.80656
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Vista, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F56°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
95°67°
Wed
94°66°
Thu
97°63°
Fri
98°63°
Sat
98°65°
Sun
97°64°
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