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Picture Puzzle
California
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9.7 mi
Distance
4,440 ft
Gain
Final 0.6 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 2,013 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 15 h ago · oldest 15 h
caution: Agency alerts
13 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 15 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 54°F / low 43°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather15 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Picture Puzzle
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,440 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,440 ft
- Highest point
- 13,281 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.6 mi is off-trail.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Picture Puzzle rises to 13,281 ft in California. This route starts at South Lake Trailhead and covers 9.7 miles round trip with about 4,440 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.6 miles and about 2,013 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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