Glacier Lodge
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Deer Meadow
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.3 mi
Distance
752 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia 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.
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Why you'll love it
Monarch Wilderness wilderness
Out & back
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Deer Meadow
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 752 ft
- Highest point
- 8,303 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,550 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Monarch Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Deer Meadow is a 4.25-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 946 feet of elevation.
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Rainbow Pack Outfitters
Hiking business nearby (~30 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Bishop Pack Outfitters
Hiking business nearby (~32 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
