Coyote Lake
California
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4.1 mi
Distance
889 ft
Gain
1h 52m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Coyote Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 889 ft
- Highest point
- 9,581 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,825 ft
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About this trail
Coyote Lake is a 4.11-mile trail in the Dogtooth Peak trail system in California, gaining 1,185 feet of elevation. The route follows the Coyote Lake trail within the Dogtooth Peak area.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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