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California
Pinchot Pass South
7.6 mi
Distance
1,843 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Kings Canyon National Park
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Big climb
Out & back
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Pinchot Pass South
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,843 ft
- Highest point
- 12,102 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,498 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Pinchot Pass South is a 7.58-mile out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service system with 1,843 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 12,102 feet.
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