Big Willi Mountaineering Company
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Needles Lookout
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.0 mi
Distance
714 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia National Forest
2 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
Out & back
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Needles Lookout
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 714 ft
- Highest point
- 8,177 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,760 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Needles Lookout is a 4.00-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,643 feet of elevation.
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