Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
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Norris Lake Trail
California
California
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0.5 mi
Distance
188 ft
Gain
16 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
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Norris Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 188 ft
- Elevation loss
- 188 ft
- Highest point
- 7,679 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,499 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Norris Lake Trail is a 1.0-mile out-and-back trail in California with 188 feet of elevation gain and 188 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,679 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,507 ft
- High point
- 7,679 ft
- Total climbing
- 188 ft
- Total descent
- 188 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 12% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA weather station, 21 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan41° high17° low
- Feb41° high18° low
- Mar45° high22° low
- Apr51° high27° low
- May60° high35° low
- Jun70° high42° low
- Jul78° high49° low
- Aug77° high47° low
- Sep71° high40° low
- Oct61° high30° low
- Nov49° high23° low
- Dec41° high17° 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
- Fernandez Access TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Frog MeadowMountain biking0.4 mi
- Norris LakeMountain biking0.6 mi
- BowlerCamping1.5 mi
- Granite CreekCamping2.9 mi
- West Fork Granite CreekCanoeing3.1 mi
- Jackass CreekCanoeing4.9 mi
- Mammoth PoolRock climbing5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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