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California
Mulkey Meadow - Templeton Meadow Trail
3.0 mi
Distance
960 ft
Gain
1h 16m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 18 h ago · oldest 18 h
caution: Agency alerts
11 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 18 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 66°F / low 44°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather18 h ago
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Mulkey Meadow - Templeton Meadow Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 960 ft
- Elevation loss
- 960 ft
- Highest point
- 9,597 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,285 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Mulkey Meadow - Templeton Meadow Trail is a 5.98-mile out-and-back hike in California with 960 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,597 feet.
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