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Mount Tom Ross
California
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12.3 mi
Distance
6,266 ft
Gain
Final 0.7 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,159 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 6 h ago · oldest 7 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 7 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 46°F / low 25°F, 0% precip — 99/100 for hike
OpenWeather6 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Mount Tom Ross
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,266 ft
- Elevation loss
- 6,266 ft
- Highest point
- 13,251 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.7 mi is off-trail.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Mount Tom Ross rises to 13,251 ft in California. This route starts at North Lake Trailhead and covers 12.2 miles round trip with about 6,266 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.7 miles and about 1,159 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 13,251 ft
- Total climbing
- 6,266 ft
- Total descent
- 6,266 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 12 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- White Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Inyo National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for White Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Area Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Mount Stephen Jay GouldHiking0.1 mi
- Mount MendelHiking0.1 mi
- North Lake CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Middle Fork Bishop CreekCanoeing1.2 mi
- Sabrina CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- Cardinal PinnacleRock climbing1.7 mi
- Roadside Fire BoulderRock climbing3.3 mi
- Table MountainRiver fishing3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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