Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
Hiking business nearby (~24 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Chiquito Pass
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
82 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
3 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Ansel Adams Wilderness wilderness
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
Here's your day, mapped
Chiquito Pass
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Building your full AI plan…
Meals
Building your meal plan…
Gear for the day
Building your gear list…
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 ft
- Highest point
- 8,047 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,956 ft
More about this trail ↓
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Chiquito Pass is a short out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 0.92 miles and gains 124 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,047 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 0.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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, 27 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
- Ansel Adams Wilderness · Wilderness
- Bass Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Sierra National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Bass Lake Ranger District as of Oct 10, 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
- Grizzly CreekHiking1.6 mi
- Grizzly PassHiking2.6 mi
- Upper ChiquitoCamping2.7 mi
- BowlerCamping6.3 mi
- Chiquito CreekCanoeing6.8 mi
- West Fork Granite CreekCanoeing7 mi
- b. Zippity-Do-Dah ButtressRock climbing7.6 mi
- c. Main WallRock climbing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Chittenden Lake
~7 min drive
1.92-mile out-and-back trail to Chittenden Lake in California with 619 ft gain.
Photo: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Staniford Lake
~8 min drive
0.18-mile out-and-back trail to Staniford Lake in California.
Photo: aballant38, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Buena Vista Trail
~11 min drive
21.96-mile out-and-back hike in California with 4,239 ft gain and 9,001 ft max elevation.
Quartz Mountain
~1 min drive
1.34-mile out-and-back trail at Quartz Mountain in California with 249 ft of elevation gain.
Quartz Mountain Trail
~1 min drive
0.31-mile out-and-back hike at 8,258 ft elevation in California.
Photo: Brandon.Levinger, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Red Peak Pass
~11 min drive
11.36-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,629 ft elevation gain
Photo: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Lady Lake
~8 min drive
Lady Lake is a 1.16-mile out-and-back trail in California with 141 feet of elevation gain.
Fernandez Pass
~7 min drive
0.65-mile out-and-back trail at Fernandez Pass in California with 627 ft gain.
Jackass Lakes
~9 min drive
A challenging 3-mile out-and-back hike in California's Ansel Adams Wilderness trail network.
Iron Creek
~8 min drive
6.60-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,456 ft elevation gain.
Guided trips nearby
Local operatorsoffering guided trips. You book directly with them — Roamze doesn’t take a cut.
View operator
Bishop Pack Outfitters
Hiking business nearby (~50 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
