Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
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Chiquito Pass
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.7 mi
Distance
814 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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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
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
Through-trail
Out & back
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Chiquito Pass
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 814 ft
- Highest point
- 8,049 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,218 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Chiquito Pass is a 2.67-mile out-and-back trail in California with 814 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,049 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,049 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 5.3 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
- Bass Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Sierra National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- South Wawona, California · 11 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
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
- BowlerCamping6.4 mi
- Chiquito CreekCanoeing6.9 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)
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Bishop Pack Outfitters
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