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California
Upper Sixty Lakes Basin
1.7 mi
Distance
682 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Kings Canyon National Park
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Upper Sixty Lakes Basin
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 682 ft
- Highest point
- 11,237 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,538 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Upper Sixty Lakes Basin is a 1.71-mile out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service area, gaining 682 feet of elevation over its route. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,237 feet.
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Big Willi Mountaineering Company
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