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Sierra Nevada Trail Signs
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The Sierra Nevada
From Fredonyer Pass in the north by Susanville
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Tehachapi Pass in the south
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Southern Sierra Nevada
Haiwee Pass, Olancha Pass
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Haiwee Pass, Summit Meadows, Olancha Pass |
Pacific Crest Trail, Clover Meadow,
Beck Meadow, Haiwee Trail
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Salt Lick Meadow, Rocky Basin Lakes |
Trail Pass, Olancha Pass |
Ramshaw Meadow, Little Whitney Meadow,
Kern Peak, Volcano Meadow
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Kennedy Meadows |
South Fork Kern River |
Olancha Pass, Gomez Meadow |
Olancha Pass, Monache Meadows,
Beck Meadows, Gomez Meadow
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Olancha Pass, Monache Meadows,
Beck Meadows |
Natural Bridge, Little Whitney Meadow, Golden Trout Creek, Tunnel Ranger Station,
Sequoia National Park, Kern River Ranger Station
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Monache Meadow, Haiwee Pass |
Monache Meadows, Pacific Crest Trail,
Olancha Pass
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Franklin Lake, Franklin Pass, Mineral King |
In Memory of Clarence R. Purnel
Jordan Hot Springs - 1941 - 1964
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Little Whitney Meadow, Volcano Meadow |
Little Whitney Meadow, Tunnel Meadow |
Jordan Hot Springs, Monache Meadow,
Red Rock Meadows
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Kern Hot Springs, Junction Meadow,
Rattlesnake Creek, Big Arroyo Creek,
Kaweah Gap
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Kern Hot Springs, John Muir Trail,
Mt. Whitney, Colby Pass
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Kern River, Big Arroyo Creek, Moraine Lake,
Kern River
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Kern River, Big Arroyo Creek,
Sky Parlor Meadow, Moraine Lake
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Kern River, Redrock Meadows |
Kern River, Volcano Meadow |
Elizabeth Pass, Hamilton Lake,
Bearpaw
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Kaweah Gap, Kern River, Big Arroyo Creek,
Little Five Lakes Junction
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Hamilton Lake, Big Arroyo Junction,
Mt. Whitney, Over the Hill Trail,
Crescent Meadow
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Hamilton Lake, Nine Lakes, Bearpaw, Crescent Meadow |
Golden Trout Wilderness |
Big Dry Meadows, Casa Vieja |
Little Dry Meadow |
Long Canyon, Casa Vieja, Monache Meadow |
Albanita Trail, Hooker Meadow Trail,
Jackass Peak Trail
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Blackrock Mountain Trail Head, Casa Vieja,
Jordon Hot Spring
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Blackrock Trail Head, Jordon Hot Springs |
Long Canyon, Casa Vieja, Red Rock Meadow |
Kern River, Cold Meadows, Casa Vieja Meadow,
Templeton Meadows
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Redrock, Casa Vieja, Long Canyon |
South Sierra Wilderness, Inyo National Forest
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Granite Know Meadow—8,250' |
Haiwee Pass |
Blackrock Trailhead, Jordan Hot Springs |
South Sierra Wilderness, Inyo National Forest |
Osa Meadows
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PCT North, PCT South, Monache Meadows |
Casa Vieja Administrative Site USDA Forest Service |
Lone Pine Area Sierra Nevada
Army Pass, Trail Crest, Cottonwood Pass |
Anchor Ranch Cow Camp |
Kaweah Gap, Kern River, Big Arroyo Creek
Little Five Lakes Junction
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Rocky Basin Lakes, Tunnel Meadow,
Cottonwood Pass
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Big Whitney Meadow, Horseshoe Meadow,
Rock Creek —PCT North
Trail Pass—PCT South
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Colby Pass—12,000' |
Cottonwood Lakes, Muir Lake |
Cottonwood Lakes, New Army Pass Trail, Golden Trout |
Big Whitney Meadow, Horseshoe Meadow |
Cottonwood Pass, Mulkey Pass,
Horseshoe Meadow, Mulkey Meadow
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Big Whitney Meadow, Horseshoe Meadow
Rock Creek, Trail Pass
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Cottonwood Lake No. 5 |
Crabtree Ranger Station, Mt. Whitney,
Tyndall Creek, Forester Pass, Junction Meadow
Kern Hot Springs
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Crabtree Ranger Station, Mt. Whitney,
Wallace Creek, Forester Pass,
Lower Crabtree Meadow, Rock Creek
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Ranger Station, Crescent Meadow,
Tamarack Lake, Elizabeth Pass
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Farewell Gap—10,587' |
Upper Kern Basin, Junction Meadow,
John Muir Trail, Forester Pass, Mt. Whitney
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Tamarack Lake, Elizabeth Pass,
High Sierra Trail
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Wallace Creek, Guitar Lake, Mt. Whitney |
Entering the Whitney Zone |
Trail Crest — Elevation 13,777' |
Trail Crest—13,600' |
New Army Pass, South Fork Lakes,
Cottonwood Lakes
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Siberian Pass, New Army Pass,
Lower Soldier Lake, Lower Rock Creek
Lower Crabtree Meadow
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Siberian Pass, Rock Creek Trail,
Cottonwood Pass, Lower Rock Creek,
Lower Crabtree Meadow
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Siberian Pass, Army Pass, Crabtree Meadow, Mt. Whitney |
Rocky Basin Lakes, Tunnel Meadow
Cottonwood Pass
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Rock Creek—Pacific Crest Trail North,
Trail Pass—Pacific Crest Trail South
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Rock Creek, Trail Pass |
Rock Creek, Wallace Creek,
Crabtree Ranger Station, Mt. Whitney
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Redwood Meadow, Mineral King, Hamilton Lake,
Big Arroyo Junction, Mt. Whitney,
Over the Hill Trail, Crescent Meadow
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Mulkey Pass, Trail Pass |
New Army Pass, South Fork Lakes,
Cottonwood Lakes
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New Army Pass |
New Army Pass |
Mt Whitney Trailhead, Lone Pine Lake,
Outpost Camp, Mirror Lake, Trail Camp<
Trail Crest Pass, Mt. Whitney Summit
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Mt. Whitney, Whitney Portal,
Crabtree Ranger Station
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North Fork Lone Pine Creek,
Mt. Whitney Trail |
Mirror Lake |
Erected 1909, Smithsonian Institution, Hodgkins Fund |
Horseshoe Meadow, Mulkey Meadow,
Tunnel Station |
New Army Pass, South Fork Lakes,
Cottonwood Lakes
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High Sierra Trail |
High Sierra Trail |
Golden Trout Wilderness School (Formerly Golden Trout Camp) |
Trail Pass, Cottonwood Pass |
Mist Falls, Lower Paradise Valley, JMT,
Sphinx Creek Trail Junction, Junction Meadow
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Junction Meadow, Vidette Meadow,
Avalanche Pass, Roaring River
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Mt. Whitney Trail, North Fork Lone Pine Creek |
John Muir Wilderness - Inyo National Forest |
Meysan Lakes Trail |
Grass Lake, Camp Lake, Meysan Lake |
Entering Sequoia National Park, Trail Crest |
New Army Pass, Cottonwood Lakes |
Inyo National Forest, Carroll Creek |
Outpost Camp |
Army Pass — 12,000' |
Crescent Meadow, Gem of the Sierras |
Hiker Parking, Pack Station,
Equestrian Parking, Cottonwood Lakes |
Kern Hot Springs - PLEASE NO SOAP |
Mount Whitney — 14,496.811' |
Kern Canyon, Milestone Canyon |
Eagle View |
High Sierra Trail |
Mount Whitney Trail |
Mt. Whitney, Crabtree Public Area,
Rock Creek, Big Whitney Meadow
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Wolverton Corrals |
Tyndall Creek Ranger Station |
Tar Gap Trail |
Hockett Meadow Trail |
Horse Creek, Hockett Meadow, Atwell Mill,
Mineral King
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Independence Area Sierra Nevada |
Bearpaw, Crescent Meadow, Alta Trail,
Wolverton
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Baxter Pass—12,320' |
Baxter Pass—12,320' |
Deadman Canyon, Elizabeth Pass |
Bearpaw, Crescent Meadow |
Black Cap, North Fork Kings River,
Red Mountain Basin
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Bullfrog Lake, Kearsarge Lakes |
Charlotte Lake, Kearsarge Pass,
Vidette Meadow
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Charlotte Lake, Vidette Meadow , Rae Lakes,
Onion Valley, Kearsarge Lakes
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Forester Pass, Wallace Creek, Mt. Whitney
Shepherd Pass
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Forester Pass—13,200' |
John Muir Trail - South, North, Baxter Pass |
Shepherd Pass—12,000' |
Shepherd Pass |
Sawmill Pass - Trail is Not Maintained |
Kearsarge Pass, Golden Trout Lakes |
Junction Meadow
Vidette Meadow, East Lake, Lake Reflection |
Kearsarge Pass—11,760' |
Golden Trout Lakes |
Kearsarge Pass, Golden Trout Lakes |
Matlock Lake |
Anvil Camp |
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Alfred Moniere's marker with barely visible writing. An actual grave is not visible.
The canyon is named after a man who died here in the 19th century.
"Here Reposes Alfred Moniere, Sheepherder, Mountain Man, 18** to 1887" |
John Muir Trail, Rae Lakes, Cedar Grove,
Kearsarge Pass, Onion Valley, Charlotte Lake
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Bubbs Creek, Mist Falls, Paradise Valley |
Old Sawmill Pass sign — 11,347' |
Shepherd Pass Trail, Anvil Camp,
Shepherd Pass |
Entering Sequoia National Park,
Shepherd Pass — 12,000' |
Robinson Lake Trail,
Kearsarge Pass Trail
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Entering Inyo National Forest,
Shepherd Pass
Elevation — 12,000' |
Avalanche Pass, Sphinx Creek, Cloud Canyon,
Colby Pass |
Sphinx Creek, Junction Meadow, Vidette Meadows, Forester Pass, Glen Pass |
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Big Pine Area Sierra Nevada |
Bench Lake |
Muir Trail Ranch, Blayney Hot Springs |
Chimney Lake, Marsh Lake, Crown Pass,
Wishon Reservoir
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Devils Punch Bowl, Hell For Sure Pass, Post Corral |
Donkey Lake, Dingleberry Lake |
Donkey Lake |
Taboose Pass—11,352' |
Rae Lake, Indian Lakes, Hell For Sure Pass |
Nellie Lake, Huntington Lake, Kaiser Peak |
Rae Lake, Indian Lakes, Hell For Sure Pass |
Midnight Lake, Hungry Packer Lake |
NF Big Pine Lakes 1-6, SF Big Pine |
NF Big Pine, South Fork, Lower Trail |
Mather Pass, Pinchot Pass |
Big Pine Creek Wilderness Ranger Camp |
Upper Trail |
North Fork, South Fork, Big Pine Creek |
Hobler Lake, Maxson Trailhead, Post Corral |
Lakes 1-3, Black Lake |
Baker Creek |
NF Big Pine Lakes 1-6, SF Big Pine |
Sawmill Pass — 11,347' |
Evolution Creek |
John Muir Trail, Evolution Valley,
McClure Meadow, Muir Pass |
John Muir Trail, McClure Meadow,
Evolution Lake, Muir Pass, Little Pete Meadow,
Florence Lake
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MFamous John Muir Rock along the Juir Trail in Evolution Valley
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park |
Evolution Valley |
Muir Trail rock in Evolution Valley |
Entering John Muir Wilderness,
Wood Fires Prohibited
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Taboose Pass — 11,500' |
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Bishop Area Sierra Nevada |
Bear Creek Trail, Bear Diversion Dam |
Bishop Pass, Bull Lake, Chocolate Lake |
Bishop Pass—11,972' |
John Muir Trail North South, Dusy Basin,
Bishop Pass
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Seldon Pass, Quail Meadow, Silver Pass,
Edison lake
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Florence Lake, Selden Pass
Kings Canyon National Park
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Treasure Lakes, Bishop Pass |
Muir Trail Ranch, Blayney Hot Springs |
Seldon Pass, Florence Lake, Kings Canyon Park
Piute Pass
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Kings Canyon National Park, Selden Pass,
Florence Lake
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Seldon Pass—10,900' |
Seldon Pass, Silver Pass |
Piute Pass, Lamarck Lakes |
Seven Gables Lakes |
Pine Creek Pass Trail
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Lamarck Col |
John Muir Hut on Muir Pass — 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Plaque on John Muir Hut |
Plaque on John Muir Hut |
Entering Kings Canyon National Park,
Lamarck Col
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Plaque on the interior of the John Muir Hut |
Pine Creek Pass, Honeymoon Lake |
Bear Creek Trailhead, Bear Creek Cutoff |
Bear Ridge Trailhead |
Edison Ferry Landing |
John Muir Wilderness, Sierra National Forest |
Edison Lake Ferry Service
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Lake Edison, Ferry
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Blayney Hot Springs, Muir Trail Ranch |
Muir Trail Ranch |
Muir Trail Ranch, Blaney Hot Springs |
Welcome to Muir Trail Ranch |
Selden Pass, Kings Canyon National Park,
Piute Pass, Florence Lake |
Selden Pass, Silver Pass, Lake Italy |
Helms Meadow, Cliff Lake |
Rock Creek Area Sierra Nevada |
Fourth Recess |
Silver Pass, Reds Meadows |
Rush Creek Trail, Gem Lake, Silver Lake |
Ruby Lake, Mono Pass
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Pioneer Basin |
Pika Lake |
Silver Pass, Mono Pass, Selden Pass |
Mono Pass—10,599'
Bloody Canyon Trail to Mono Lake
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Mono Pass, Parker Pass |
Mono Pass, Parker Pass |
Morgan Pass, Mono Pass |
Graveyard Lakes |
Devils Bathtub, Goodale Pass |
Authorizd Vehicles Only
Hiking Access to Morgan Pass Only
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Ruby Lake, Mono Pass |
Chickenfoot Lake |
Morgan Pass |
Gem Lakes Trail |
Mosquito Flat (appropriately named) |
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Italy Pass |
JMT - PCT, Ram Lake |
Morgan Pass, Gem Lakes |
JMT, Shadow Lake, Island Pass, PCT,
Reds Meadow
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Silver Pass — 10,880' |
Fish Valley, Goodale Pass, Silver Pass,
Lost Keys |
Goodale Pass, Edison Lake Trailhead,
Devil's Bathtub Trail
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Mammoth Area Sierra Nevada |
Agnew Meadow |
Rainbow Lake, Lilian Lake, Rutherford Lake,
Yosemite National Park
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Post Peak Pass, Fernandez Trail |
Joe Crane Lake, Lillian Lake, Clover Meadow |
Hemlock Crossing, Sheep Crossing, Reds Meadow |
Lake Loop Trail, Mildred Lake, Lake Dorothy |
Convict Creek Traihead, Convict Lake Loop |
Convict Lake |
Devil's Postpile, Ranger Station, Minaret Falls |
Reds Meadow, Mexico, Canada, Mt. Whitney,
Happy Isles, Tuolumne, Iva Belle Hot Springs,
Devils Postpile, Rainbow falls, Showers, Bus Stop,
Stock Bridge |
Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest
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McGee Pass, Purple Lake, Silver Pass |
Minaret Falls, King Creek, Fern Lake |
Ranger Station, Devils Postpile,
John Muir South
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Crater Meadows, Reds Meadows, Purple Lake,
Duck Lake |
Agnew Meadow Trailhead, Pack Station |
Minaret Falls, King Creek, JMT/PCT |
Minaret Lake, JMT North, PCT North, Minaret Falls |
IJ/Barrett Trail, Crystal Lake Trail |
Crystal Lake, Mamoth Crest |
Deer Creek Crossing, Purple Lake, reds Meadow,
Mammoth Pass
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Devils Postpile National Monument |
Devils Postpile, Ranger Station, To JMT/PCT,
Minaret Falls
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Dragon's Back Trail, Seven Lakes Point Loop,
Lava Tube, Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Pass Tr,
Mammoth Mountain Summit
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Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Shadow Lake |
Johnson Lake, South Fork Baker Creek
(Photo #2)
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JMT, Shadow Lake, Island Pass, PCT, Reds MDW |
Johnston Lake, Superior Lake, Devil's Postpile |
John Muir Route, Ireland Lake, Donohue Pass
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Mammoth Crest Trail, Lake George, Crystal Lake TR,
Crystal Lake, Mammoth Crest
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Mammoth Crest Trail, Crystal Lake Trail,
Crystal Lake, Mammoth Crest
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Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Pass Trail, Reds Meadow Valley, Horsehoe Lake Trailhead |
Mammoth Rock Trail, Meadow Trail Connector,
Old Mammoth Road, Sherwins Trailhead
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Minaret Lake, Shadow Lake, Johnston Lake |
Minaret Lake, Shadow Lake, Johnston Lake |
Parker Lake Trailhead |
Pacific Crest Trail, Horseshoe Lake,
Deer Creek Crossing, Purple Lake, Reds MDW
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Pacific Crest Trail, Island Pass, Donahue Pass |
Red Cones, Red's Meadow |
Selden Pass, Silver Pass |
Shadow Lake, River Trail, 1000 Island Lake |
Pacific Crest Trail, Thousand Island Lake,
Shodow Lake Trail, River Trail
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Yosemite Area Sierra Nevada |
Benson Lake, Rock Island Pass,
Buckeye Pass, Wilmer Lake
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Benson Lake, Tuolumne Meadows,
Yosemite Valley Via May Lake |
Benson Lake, Yosemite Valley |
Bond Pass |
Bond Pass—9,800' |
Buckeye Pass—9,650'
Benson Lake, Burro Pass,
Yosemite Valley Via Burro Pass |
Dog Lake, Lembert Dome, Young Lakes |
Pacific Crest Trail, Island Pass, Donahue Pass |
Dorothy Lake Pass, Cinko Lake |
Dorothy Lake, Bond Pass |
Dorothy Lake, Kenneth Lake, Wheeler Crest
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Dorothy Lake |
Gaylor Lakes, Mono Pass, Parker Pass |
Wilmer Lake, Hetch Hetchy |
Wilmer Lake, Tilden Lake, Kerrick Canyon |
Vogelsang, High Sierra Camp, Fletcher Lake,
Evelyn Lake, Ireland Lake
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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley Via Mist Trail |
Tilden Lake, Bond Pass |
Tilden Lake, Wilmer Lake |
Tilden Lake |
Tilden Lake, Bond Pass |
Smedberg Lake, Benson Lake |
Pacific Crest Trail, Island Pass, Donahue Pass |
Little Yosemite, Half Dome, Merced Lake,
Tuolumne Meadows, Mount Whitney, JMT
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Lauren Lake, Hetch Hetchy |
Kerrick Canyon, Benson Lake, Burro Pass |
Tuolumne Pass, Vogelsang H.S.C,
Donohue Pass, Merced Lake, Yosemite Valley
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High Sierra Loop Trail
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High Sierra Loop Trail |
Happy Isles, Mirror Lake, Snow Creek |
Booth Lake, Tuolumne Meadows |
Donohue Pass, John Muir Trail |
Donohue Pass, Merced Lake, Yosemite Valley,
tuolumne Pass, Vogelsang
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Evelyn Lake, Ireland Lake, Vogelsang,
High Sierra Camp, Yosemite Valley
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Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Merced Lake,
Tolumne Meadows, Mount Whitney, JMT
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Half Dome is closed to overnight camping above 7,600 feet |
Mist Trail, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, Half Dome |
Half Dome |
North Dome |
Ten Lakes |
DO NOT PASS BEYOND THIS SIGN - Lightning struck Half Dome |
Pate Valley, Benson Lake, Tuolumne Meadows |
Ansel Adams WIlderness, Inyo National Forest |
Ansel Adams WIlderness, Inyo National Forest |
Half Dome |
Sunrise Trail, Cathedral Lake, Tuolumne Meadows |
Helen Lake |
Chetwood Cabin, Clover Meadow,
Hemlock Crossing |
Clouds Rest, Merced Lake, Tenaya Lake,
Tuolumne Meadows, John Muir Trail
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Sunrise High Sierra Camp |
Clouds Rest, Tenaya Lake |
Cora Creek, Green Mountain, Hemlock Crossing,
Granite Creek
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Half Dome, Clouds Rest, Tenaya Lake,
Tuolumne Meadows, John Muir Trail
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May Lake, High Sierra Camp,
Yosemite Valley
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John Muir Trail, Yosemite Valley |
John Muir's Cabin
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Isberg Trail |
LIttle Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Merced Lake |
Nevada Fall, Glacier Point, Half Dome, Clouds Rest,
Merced Lake, Tenaya Lake,
Tuolumne Meadows, John Muir Trail
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Nevada Fall, Half Dome, Glacier Point,
Clouds Rest, Merced Lake, Tenaya Lake,
Tuolumne Meadows, John Muir Trail
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Winter Route, Yosemite Valley, John Muir Trail |
Tuolumne Meadows, Vogelsang H.S.C.,
Sunrise H.S.C.
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McGee Lake, Tenaya Lake, May Lake, Ten Lakes,
Yosemite Valley |
Tuolumne Lodge, John Muir Trail
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Isberg Pass |
Isberg Pass, Post Peak Pass |
Glacier Point Four Mile Trail, Union Point, Glacier Point,
Sentinel Dome
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Porcupine Creek Trail Head, North Dome,
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley
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Tryon Peak - 9,925' |
North of Yosemite Sierra Nevada |
Sardine Lake, Walker Lake Trailhead,
Dana Meadows
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California Trail - National Historic Trail |
California Trail Historic Route |
Sierra Canyon, Genoa Canyon,
Eagle Ridge, Tahoe Rim Trail,
North Kingsbury, Spooner Summit
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California National Historic Trail |
Gabbots Meadow, Pacific Valley, Highland Lake |
Carson Trail - Junction |
Mount George Stewart |
Carson Trail - Camp Creek |
Carson Trail - To Pleasant Valley |
Underwood Valley |
Carson Trail - Old Iron Mountain Descent |
Carson Trail - Old Iron Mountain Ascent |
Jenkins Canyon, Woods Canyon, Arnot Creek,
Clark Fork |
Carson Trail - Forks of the Trail |
Carson Trail - Leek Springs |
Frog Lake, Wheeler Lake |
Carson Trail - Along The Divide |
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Carson Trail - Sierra Nevada Summit |
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Carson Trail - To Sly Park |
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Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville |
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Emigrant Trail - Carson River Route |
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Grizzly Flat Road - Leek Spring Valley |
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Johnson Cutoff - Took the Hangtown Road |
Miscellaneous Sierra Nevada Signs |
Administrative Pasture |
Automatic Snow Sensor |
Deadman |
Extreme Danger From Lightning |
Few Stock Passing Areas |
Trail |
Trail
(You've got to wonder about the barbed wire around the sign . . . why?)
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Pacific Crest Trail |
Public Pasture |
No Fires Above 10,000 Feet |
John Muir Wilderness |
John Muir Trail |
Horse and Foot Bridge |
Horse Trail, Foot Trail |
Fishermen / Hiker Trail, Stock Trail |
Horse / Hiker Trail, Cow Driveway |
No Wood Fires, Camp 100' From Water, Don't Cut Switchbacks |
Pacific Crest Trail |
Pack It In - Pack It Out |
Public Corral |
Trailheads, Pack Station |
Restoration Site |
John Muir Wilderness Inyo National Forest |
John Muir Wilderness Sierra National Forest |
Muir Trail, P.C.T. |
John Muir Trail |
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Pacific Crest Trail |
John Muir Trail, P.C.T |
Pacific Crest Trail to John Muir Trail |
John Muir Route |
P.C.T. North, P.C.T. South |
No Wood Fires Past This Point |
Pacific Crest Trail, National Scenic Trail |
Bear Habitat,
Proper Food Storage Required by Law
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End of Maintained Trail |
Caution Steep Cliffs make travel dangerous beyond this point |
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Portagee Camp, John B. Machado, Tulare |
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