Minaret Falls Campground
Campground
Campground · 5.5 mi from the trail
California · Lake fishing · Near Mammoth Lakes
Alstot Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Alstot Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Alstot Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Safety Tips for Burned Areas: Garnet Fire Area
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-03 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-02 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Forest Order removes Fish Camp, Soda Springs, and Little Jackass from closure list
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-11 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-09 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Alstot Lake is a 10-acre lake in California, at about 9,477 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Outpost 14
Restaurant
On your way back · 7 mi
If it rainsEeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSierra Point
Viewpoint
Viewpoint · 23 mi from Mammoth LakesPoint in Yosemite National Park at the eastern end of the valley
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in Mammoth LakesLocal outfitters
- Bishop Pack Outfitters40 mi away
- Rainbow Pack Outfitters44 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Iron LakeHiking1.9 mi
- Snake MeadowHiking2.1 mi
- North Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing3.1 mi
- Lion PointSummit3.7 mi
MinaretsSummitPhoto: US National Park Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- Middle Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing4.3 mi
- Lower Rainbow FallsWaterfall4.6 mi
- Minaret Falls CampgroundCamping5.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Anona LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Holcomb LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Minaret LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Ediza LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Cora LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Sotcher LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Ritter LakesLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Lake CatherineLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Olaine LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Isberg LakesLake fishing · ~14 min drive
Also worth it near here
- North Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing · ~5 min drive
Summit MeadowMountain biking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MinaretsSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: US National Park Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cecile LakeHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: breic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Rainbow FallsWaterfall · ~8 min drivePhoto: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Alstot Lake
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 21.1 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
