US 395 Corridor Hikes – Eastern Sierra, Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia National Forest

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Living in SoCal, I have access to some incredible areas within a few hours drive. Here’s a list of some of the peaks/areas I want to hike that are located along the 395 corridor. If I have hiked them already, there will be a link to my trip report and/or photos

I am still trying to figure out how to best organize this list, but since people have been asking me for some hikes in the area, I decided to post it now. If you’re looking for something in particular, you may want to just search this page (CTRL + F on PC-based devices, click here IOS devices)

Bishop Pass – South Lake Area

Bishop Pass (11,980′)

HikingGeek.com Trip Report: July 11 2015

  • South Lake to Bishop Pass Totals:
    • 12 miles RT || Duration: ~6 hrs || Elevation Gain/Loss (1 way): +2500′, -300′ || Net Elevation Gain @ High Point: ±2200′
    • Sections:
      • South Lake > Treasure Lakes Trail Junction
        • 1.25 miles || +500, -35
      •  Treasure Lakes Trail Junction > Long Lake
        • 1.5 miles || +565, -85
      • Long Lake > Trail Junction (Chocolate or Ruwau Lakes?)
        • .25 miles || +100, -30
      • Trail Junction > Saddlerock Lake
        • 1.25 miles || +415, -90
      • Saddelrock Lake > Bishop Lake
        • .75 miles || +150, -50
      • Bishop Lake > Bishop Pass
          • 1 mile || +810, -50
    • * Adding the Chocolate Peak (11,682′) side trip on the descent adds:
      • 2.5 miles || +800, -960
  • TH location: South Lake Boat Landing, 5001 South Lake Road, Bishop, CA 93514
  • Trail Info: FS.USDA.gov
  • Bishop Pass Links

Mount Agassiz (13,899′)

Cloudripper (13,525′)

Chocolate Peak (11,682′)

  • South Lake to Bishop Pass to Chocolate Peak to South Lake – ~15 miles RT || Duration: ~8 hrs || Elevation Gain/Loss: ±3829′ || Net Elevation Gain @ High Point: ±2200′
  • Weather: NOAA
  • PeakBagger: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=14552

Little Lakes Valley – Rock Creek Area

Mono Pass (12,060′) and Mono Pass Peak (12,780′)

Mount Morgan South (13,758′)

  • Tamrack Lake to Mount Morgan South Stats:
    • Distance: ~10 miles RT || Elevation Change: ±4033′ || Max Elevation: 13,758′
    • Sections:
      • Tamrack Lake TH to Francis Lake Campsites
        • Distance: 2.5 miles || Elevation Change: +1066′ || Notes: Class 1 trail
      • Francis Lake to Mt. Morgan
        • Distance: ~2.5 miles || Elevation Change: +2873 || Notes: Class 2 cross-country
  • Overnight Permits: Tamrack Lake (Little Lakes Valley Area)
  • Weather Forecast: NOAA
  • Trip Report: http://highwire.stanford.edu/~galic/hiking/mtmorgan/
  • SummitPost: http://www.summitpost.org/mount-morgan-s/151316

Morgan Pass (11,110′)

Horseshoe Meadows – Cottonwood Lakes

Mount Langley (14,026′)

  • Cottonwood Lakes TH to Mt. Langley via Old Army Pass Stats:
    • Distance: ~20 miles RT || Elevation Change: ±4004′ || Elevation Gain, Loss: +4460, -456 || Max Elevation: 14,026′
    • Sections:
      • Cottonwood Lakes Trail Head to Cottonwood Lake #3 (light blue line)
        • Distance: 6 miles || Elevation Change: +1035′ || Elevation Gain, Loss: +1366, -331
      • Cottonwood Lake #3 to Old Army Pass
        • Distance: ~1.25 miles || Elevation Change: +889′ || Elevation Gain, Loss: +939, -50
      • Old Army Pass to Mt. Langley
        • Distance: 2.5 miles || Elevation Change: +2080′ || Elevation Gain, Loss: +2155, -75
  • Overnight Permits: Cottonwood Lakes or Cottonwood Pass

Cirque Peak (12,900′)

  • Cirque Peak via Cottonwood Pass || Distance: 15 mi || Duration: ~?? hrs (not including time @ camp) || Elevation Gain/Loss (1 way): +3600, -655 || Difficulty: Strenuous
  • HikingGeek Trip Report: Cirque Peak via Cottonwood Pass, May 17-18 2014

Kearsarge Pass – Onion Valley

Kearsarge Pass (11,709′)

Mount Gould (13,012′)

Mammoth Lakes

Laurel Lakes Trail – Bloody Mountain (12,552′) and Laurel Mountain (11,812′)

Lakes Loop – Minaret > Cecile > Iceberg > Ediza > Shadow

Convict Lake

Yosemite Area – off Tioga Road

Mt. Dana (13,053′)

Dana Plateau (12,446′)

Tioga Peak (11,526)

North Peak (12,242′) and Tioga Lake

Saddlebag Lake

Mono Pass

OTHER

Permit Info:

INYO Backcountry Permit Quota Info: https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5143453.pdf

Permit Reservations: http://www.recreation.gov/unifSearchInterface.do?interface=applypermit&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72203

Ranger Stations