Haskell Peak Spur

California

California

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0.7 mi

Distance

475 ft

Gain

24 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Tahoe National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
475 ft
Elevation loss
475 ft
Highest point
7,233 ft
Lowest point
6,956 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Haskell Peak Spur is a 1.3-mile out-and-back trail in California with 475 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,233 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,966 ft
High point
7,233 ft
Total climbing
475 ft
Total descent
475 ft
Steepest stretch
19% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sagehen Creek, CA weather station, 22 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan40° high15° low
  2. Feb41° high15° low
  3. Mar48° high19° low
  4. Apr53° high22° low
  5. May62° high28° low
  6. Jun72° high32° low
  7. Jul80° high37° low
  8. Aug79° high35° low
  9. Sep73° high31° low
  10. Oct61° high24° low
  11. Nov49° high20° low
  12. Dec39° high14° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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