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California
Kearsarge Lakes
0.6 mi
Distance
122 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Kings Canyon National Park
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No access route mapped
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 122 ft
- Highest point
- 11,021 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,891 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Kearsarge Lakes is a short out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service system covering 0.57 miles with 122 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,021 feet.
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