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California
Summit Valley
2.2 mi
Distance
848 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Six Rivers National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Summit Valley
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 848 ft
- Highest point
- 2,016 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,150 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Siskiyou Wilderness
About this trail
Summit Valley is a 2.24-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 1,634 feet of elevation.
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