The Mount Rose Highway

Download GPX Open in the app

39.4 km

Length

+1,324 m

Ascent

−757 m

Descent

2,719 m

Highest point

Hairpins

7.8%

Max gradient

0h 53min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,719 m

2 °C lightsnow

wind 5 m/s · clouds 94%

At the start

13 °C partlycloudy

wind 4 m/s · clouds 80%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	-2 °C	3 °C	4.7 mm	5 m/s	lightsnowshowers
Saturday 24 Oct	-4 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	5 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	-1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:47 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 99%

Roads nearby

The Geiger Grade

21.6 km
Length: +226 m
Ascent

The Tahoe East Shore

32.3 km
Length: +415 m
Ascent

The Kingsbury Grade

17.9 km
Length: +800 m
Ascent

39.4 km · 2 hairpins · 2,719 m

Elevation profile

What does The Mount Rose Highway look like?

Mount Rose Highway, State Route 431, Between Incline Village and Reno, Nevada (16774380869) · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

SR 431 Scenic Overlook of Lake Tahoe · Coolcaesar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Rose Highway - panoramio (1) · Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Rose Highway - panoramio (2) · Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Rose Highway, State Route 431, Between Incline Village and Reno, Nevada (16934650646) · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mount Rose Highway · Jrmichae · CC BY-SA 4.0

2015-10-27 16 39 35 View west from the east end of Nevada State Route 431 (Mount Rose Highway) in Reno, Nevada · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

2015-10-28 13 29 24 View south from the north end of Nevada State Route 878 (Slide Mountain Road) at Nevada State Route 431 (Mount Rose Highway) in Washoe County, Nevada · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Reno

39.40294, -119.74613

Finish

Incline Village

39.25133, -119.97322

Along the road

Fuel

Maverik 0.0 km · 1,395 m

Shell 2.2 km · 1,469 m

76 Gas Station 4.5 km · 1,584 m

Restaurants and cafés

Miguels Mexican Food at the Summit 0.1 km · 1,399 m

BJ's 0.1 km · 1,399 m

Land Ocean Resturant Reno 0.2 km · 1,401 m

Burger Me! 0.2 km · 1,402 m

Starbucks 0.3 km · 1,405 m

Edelweiss Pub 0.4 km · 1,406 m

Starbucks 2.1 km · 1,467 m

Parking

The Summit Park & Ride (NDOT) 0.6 km · 1,415 m

Ophir Creek Trailhead 29.3 km · 2,612 m

90 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 39.2 km.

EV chargers

Tesla Supercharger 2.2 km · 1,469 m

Toilets

9 unnamed places along the road, from 2.9 km to 27.8 km.

Viewpoints

Scenic lookout 33.8 km · 2,316 m