Placer Queen Mine Trail

California

California

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1.2 mi

Distance

1,495 ft

Gain

28 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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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Placer Queen Mine Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,495 ft
Elevation loss
1,495 ft
Highest point
6,946 ft
Lowest point
5,764 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Placer Queen Mine Trail is a 2.34-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,495 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,946 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,946 ft
High point
6,946 ft
Total climbing
1,495 ft
Total descent
1,495 ft
Steepest stretch
38% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tahoe City, CA weather station, 17 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan40° high21° low7 days with snow
  2. Feb40° high21° low7 days with snow
  3. Mar45° high24° low7 days with snow
  4. Apr50° high28° low4 days with snow
  5. May59° high34° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun69° high40° low
  7. Jul78° high46° low
  8. Aug77° high45° low
  9. Sep70° high41° low
  10. Oct59° high33° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov48° high26° low3 days with snow
  12. Dec40° high21° low6 days with snow

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

Nearby

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

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Alpenglow Expeditions

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