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Trip Report |
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Lat/Lon:
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38.93151°N / 120.11383°W |
GPX File:
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Date Climbed/Hiked:
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Sep 8, 2023 |
Activities:
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Hiking, Mountaineering |
Season:
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Summer |
Overview
The 8699 ft Maggies Peak South rises to the southwest of Lake Tahoe, California. The distance between the summit of Maggies Peak South and the closest shoreline of Lake Tahoe is 1.3 miles with an elevation difference of 2470 ft. A short and well-established trail starts on Route 89 and goes to the summit.
Trip Report
Trailhead Elevation: 6820 ft
Summit Elevation: 8699 ft
Roundtrip Hiking Distance: 5.05 Miles
September 8, 2023
Kris and I made it to the parking area on the south side of Route 89 near Inspiration Point by 6:20 AM (sunrise 6:35 AM). We first walked to Inspiration Point on the north side of the road to get great views of Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay and Fannette Island.
We then went back to the south side and got on the trail. They were doing construction at the actual trailhead. That is why we had to park off the road. The trail went into the forest and began to go up in elevation. We finally got views of the lake.
Pretty forest.
First view of summit.
We were then at the level of the 7660 ft Granite Lake which was a short distance away from the trail. Some people had camped there. Kris said he was not going to go any more. I continued up.
Views of Granite Lake and Lake Tahoe. Granite Lake was actually 1430 ft above the level of Lake Tahoe.
Below the summit, the trail kind of faded away.
I reached the summit at 8:17 AM. It was a rocky boulder covered area with vegetation that obstructed some of the views.
Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay and Cascade Lake.
Lake Tahoe plus the smaller Cascade and Fallen Leaf Lakes.
It looked like a flatter boulder covered area 75 vertical feet below the summit might provide better views, so I went there to eat rest and enjoy the views. Lake Tahoe plus Cascade and Granite Lakes.
Lake Tahoe plus Cascade and Fallen Leaf Lakes.
Mt. Tallac.
The rocky viewpoint.
I then started to go back down the way I had come up. Ran into quite a few people coming up.
Picked up Kris and continued down.
Back to Route 89 by 10:02 AM. It had become very crowded.