Watson Peak Viewpoint–Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Watson Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 929 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,382 – 8,298 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.23104, -120.11982
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Watson Peak Viewpoint–Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,382–8,297 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.23104, -120.11982
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Watson Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Watson Peak Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Watson Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading E.
- 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
95% dirt3% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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