Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 2 hr 5 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 1,305 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,918 – 6,172 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17426, -119.79881
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,917–6,173 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.17426, -119.79881
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F54°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
96°68°
Wed
95°66°
Thu
97°63°
Fri
98°64°
Sat
98°66°
Sun
97°65°
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