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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Watson Peak Viewpoint–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Watson Peak Viewpoint–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Watson Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 565 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,753 – 8,327 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard 39.22493, -120.14857
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Watson Peak Viewpoint–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 7,753–8,328 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard · 39.22493, -120.14857

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start on Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftReach Watson Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/watson-peak-viewpoint-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

76% dirt24% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 66°49°
Tue 63°45°
Wed 66°44°
Thu 63°44°
Fri 62°42°
Sat 63°42°

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