Doris Lake

California

California

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0.2 mi

Distance

36 ft

Gain

7 min

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.

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  • 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

Part of Mono Meadow Trailhead

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Doris Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.2 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Highest point
6,852 ft
Lowest point
6,791 ft

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About this trail

Doris Lake is a short trail in California's Mono Meadow Trailhead system managed by the Forest Service. The 0.23-mile route gains 81 feet of elevation.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
6,852 ft
Total climbing
36 ft
Length
0.2 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Huntington Lake, CA weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high24° low
  2. Feb44° high23° low
  3. Mar46° high26° low
  4. Apr50° high29° low
  5. May56° high36° low
  6. Jun66° high42° low
  7. Jul74° high49° low
  8. Aug74° high49° low
  9. Sep68° high44° low
  10. Oct58° high37° low
  11. Nov49° high31° low
  12. Dec44° high25° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Sierra National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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