Weather Granite Chief Wilderness

Away from five lakes the wilderness receives light human use a great attraction for solitude seekers.

Weather granite chief wilderness.

20 snow coverage overall but complete coverage up the north side of saddle. Water is usually available year round in the major creeks but smaller creeks may dry up toward the end of summer. First snow 2370m more towards top but all passable. Climate information with charts.

Wind will be generally light. Very mild max 15 c on sun morning min 9 c on thu night. It is managed by the us forest service tahoe national forest. Granite chief wilderness california usa current weather an hourly forecast for today tomorrow detailed 10 day weather forecast and long range monthly outlook.

Pct granite chief trail to granite chief saddle. Winds decreasing fresh winds from the wsw on fri morning light winds from the wnw by sat afternoon. If camping use a filter or boil water for 3 5 mins. Elevations in the granite chief range from 5000 foot valleys to 9000 foot peaks.

Thru hikers have beat out a reasonable route. Good condition one 42 inch tree tangle and a few smaller. The granite chief wilderness is a 19 048 acre 77 km2 federally designated wilderness area of the tahoe national forest. It is also located just west of the squaw valley usa ski area home of the 1960 winter olympics.

There are usually two reasons for seeking the summit of granite chief the peak has spectacular views in all directions and it is the target of county high pointers since it was the high point of placer county until a new liner point was discovered. Summers are typically warm and dry though nighttime temperatures can be cold and afternoon thunderstorms often build over the mountains. Granite chief is located on the northeast edge of the same named 25 680 acre granite chief wilderness near the west rim of the tahoe basin. Created by the california wilderness act of 1984 it is located in the sierra nevada mountains west of lake tahoe in california usa.

Ski snowboard forecast near granite chief wilderness ca. Very mild max 18 c on tue afternoon min 13 c on sun night.