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California
Midnight Lake Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
175 ft
Gain
10 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 175 ft
- Elevation loss
- 175 ft
- Highest point
- 11,005 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,847 ft
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About this trail
Midnight Lake Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.94 miles with 175 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,005 feet.
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