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California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
True Grit
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 317 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
True Grit is a short mountain biking climb in California, about 2.4 miles from the town of Lakeview. The route is an out-and-back of roughly 1.7 miles, rising from a low point of 7,048 feet to a high of 7,375 feet, a total gain of about 317 feet. It is an easy ride, making it a quick addition to a day spent in the area. Summer is the warmest time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Sagehen Creek show July highs around 80°F with lows near 37°F, while winter brings highs around 40°F and lows near 15°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the climb's high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. Sundance and Hawk's Peak are both about 0.4 miles away. Prosser Hill, a climbing area, is about 0.7 miles off. Granite Flat campground lies about 5.4 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit True Grit
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 5.1 mi away at 6,337 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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