California · Hiking · John Muir Wilderness · Near Mammoth Lakes

Lee Lake

Lee LakePhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.2 mi
round trip
125 ft
climb
10,366 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Lee Lake is a short, easy hike in the John Muir Wilderness, part of the Mammoth Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail lies within designated wilderness. The route is an out-and-back of about 0.46 miles, with a one-way climb of about 125 feet from a low point of roughly 10,208 feet to a high of about 10,366 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and rated easy. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not, and the trail is not accessible. Tully Lake is about 0.4 miles away, and the McGee Pass Trail is about 1.6 miles off. Climbers can head to Convict Lake & McGee Creek, about 3 miles away, and Convict Lake Campground is about 7 miles away.

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