PathQuest

Mount Tallac

Location: El Dorado County, CA, US

Elevation: 9,737 feet

2 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Mainly clear

Temperature: 31°F

Wind: 9 mph

Humidity: 24%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-07 (score: 90/100)

  • 2026-04-04: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-05: Excellent (85/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-04-06: Good (80/100) - Partly cloudy, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-04-07: Excellent (90/100) - Partly cloudy, calm winds
  • 2026-04-08: Good (72/100) - Overcast, breezy, cool
  • 2026-04-09: Marginal (57/100) - Precipitation likely, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-04-10: Marginal (59/100) - Precipitation likely, calm winds, cool

Avalanche Forecast - Central Sierra Nevada

  • Alpine: Moderate
  • Treeline: Moderate
  • Below Treeline: Moderate

<p>Wet snow avalanches will become possible on sun exposed slopes as daytime warming occurs with warmer temperatures and strong April sunshine.&nbsp; Wet snow avalanches could be large in size and involve some or most of the recent storm snow. If the snow surface becomes wet and unsupportable, move away from avalanche terrain.&nbsp;</p>

Air Quality

AQI: 6 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: stable

  • Fallen Leaf: 0" depth, 0" SWE
  • Echo Peak: 5" depth, 2.6" SWE
  • Rubicon #2: 3" depth, 1.5" SWE

Stream Flow

  • UPPER TRUCKEE RV AT HWY 50 ABV MEYERS, CA: normal (109 cfs)
  • UPPER TRUCKEE RV AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA: normal (148 cfs)
  • TROUT CK NR TAHOE VALLEY, CA: high (47.3 cfs)

Public Lands

Part of 1 Challenge

Recent Summits

  • 8/21/2025
  • 11/7/2020