Route Twisty Staff Pick
Mount Rose Highway
Reno to Incline Village
- Distance
- 23 mi
- Riding Time
- 35 min
- Climb
- 4,226 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October.
- Closures
- Kept open in winter, but storms can close or restrict it with chain controls.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Reno and Incline Village.
- Watch For
- Steep grades, cold at the summit, heavy traffic on weekends and ice outside summer.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Nevada 431 climbs from south Reno up the Carson Range past Galena Creek to Mount Rose Summit, one of the highest year round passes in the Sierra Nevada, then drops in a series of curves to Incline Village with a broad view of Lake Tahoe.
Stops
- StartReno
- FinishIncline Village
Comments
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- Time
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- Climb
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