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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Watson Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
- 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 surface
76% dirt24% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
78°51°
Thu
78°51°
Fri
78°51°
Sat
77°52°
Sun
76°51°
Mon
75°50°
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