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Relay Peak and Mount Houghton Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Toiyabe National Forest/Nevada

Relay Peak and Mount Houghton Trail

Reno, Nevada

10.9 mi

Distance

2,087 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 41m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Relay Peak and Mount Houghton Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,716 ft
Max:3,192 ft
Gain:885 ft
Loss:885 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,716 ft and 3,192 ft across 10.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,716 ft2,875 ft3,033 ft3,192 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.4 mi8.1 mi10.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,721 ft
High point4.7 mi3,192 ft
End10.9 mi2,721 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Incline Village, NV · about 2 mi away
County:
Washoe County, NV
Jurisdiction:
Toiyabe National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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