Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
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California
Old John Muir Trail
3.2 mi
Distance
2,205 ft
Gain
1h 20m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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Newest 17 h ago · oldest 17 h
caution: Agency alerts
20 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 17 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 64°F / low 58°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather17 h ago
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Old John Muir Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,205 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,205 ft
- Highest point
- 8,943 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,651 ft
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About this trail
Old John Muir Trail is a 6.34-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,205 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 8,943 feet.
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