California · Hiking · John Muir Wilderness · Near Bishop

Horton Lakes

Horton LakesPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7.5 mi
round trip
1,916 ft
climb
10,038 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Horton Lakes is a hard hike in the John Muir Wilderness, part of the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs from about 8,100 feet to about 10,000 feet over roughly 7.5 miles. The route is rated hard, and the one-way gain is about 1,900 feet. The trail is not accessible, and horses are allowed. It lies within designated wilderness, so plan for a backcountry experience. Mount Tom sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Warmup Boulders and Heaven climbing areas are both within about 2.3 miles. For an overnight base, Bitterbrush Campground is about 4.1 miles off.

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