Nevada trails · Highland Ridge Route

Highland Ridge Route

A 9.1-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 3,013 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Washington and other summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

9.1 mi

Elevation gain

3,013 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+1,183 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

6.0 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Dogs

Bikes

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 2,307 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Mount Washington (summit)
Lincoln Peak (summit)
Johnson Lake Outlook (viewpoint)

Heads up

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

Lincoln Cirque Trail access. 38.90034, -114.29837 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:18 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:27 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.2-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:30 p.m. — 1 h 30 min before sunset.