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California
Cloudripper
7.5 mi
Distance
4,160 ft
Gain
Final 0.8 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 2,411 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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caution: Agency alerts
13 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 20 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 62°F / low 46°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,160 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,160 ft
- Highest point
- 13,524 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.8 mi is off-trail.
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Cloudripper rises to 13,524 ft in California. This route starts at South Lake Trailhead and covers 7.5 miles round trip with about 4,160 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.8 miles and about 2,411 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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