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Gendarme Peak
California
California
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11.1 mi
Distance
4,470 ft
Gain
Final 0.8 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,757 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Gendarme Peak
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 11.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,470 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,470 ft
- Highest point
- 13,251 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.8 mi is off-trail.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Gendarme Peak rises to 13,251 ft in California. This route starts at South Lake Trailhead and covers 11.1 miles round trip with about 4,470 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.8 miles and about 1,757 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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