Soda Springs

California

California

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0.8 mi

Distance

233 ft

Gain

14 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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Soda Springs

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
233 ft
Highest point
6,889 ft
Lowest point
6,643 ft

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About this trail

Soda Springs is a 0.84-mile trail at Mono Meadow Trailhead in California with 89 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Mono Meadow Trailhead system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
6,889 ft
Total climbing
233 ft
Length
0.8 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, 14 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: 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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