Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
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Iron Lakes
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
374 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sierra 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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 374 ft
- Elevation loss
- 374 ft
- Highest point
- 8,618 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,435 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Iron Lakes is a 1.22-mile out-and-back trail in California with 374 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,618 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 8,435 ft
- High point
- 8,618 ft
- Total climbing
- 374 ft
- Total descent
- 374 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA weather station, 29 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan41° high13° low
- Feb38° high12° low
- Mar42° high15° low
- Apr45° high22° low
- May54° high27° low
- Jun65° high33° low
- Jul71° high38° low
- Aug70° high36° low
- Sep65° high32° low
- Oct57° high26° low
- Nov47° high20° low
- Dec40° high12° low
Where it is
- Bass Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Sierra National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bass Lake Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Mammoth Pool Boat Launch Rehabilitation
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mammoth Pool Boat Launch Order Termination
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Willow Creek GaugeHiking1.3 mi
- Bare Island LakeHiking1.5 mi
- b. Zippity-Do-Dah ButtressRock climbing2.4 mi
- c. Main WallRock climbing2.5 mi
- Kelty MeadowCamping3.6 mi
- Big SandyCamping4.2 mi
- Big CreekCanoeing5.6 mi
- Chiquito CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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