Florence Lake

California

California

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6.0 mi

Distance

609 ft

Gain

1h

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.

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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

Part of Mono Meadow Trailhead

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Florence Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
6.0 mi
Elevation gain
609 ft
Highest point
7,574 ft
Lowest point
7,141 ft

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About this trail

Florence Lake is a 5.98-mile trail in California managed by the Forest Service at the Mono Meadow Trailhead. It is part of the Mono Meadow Trailhead system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
7,574 ft
Total climbing
609 ft
Length
6 mi

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

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: 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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