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California
Yucca Creek
0.7 mi
Distance
187 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia National Park
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Yucca Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 187 ft
- Highest point
- 2,059 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,873 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Yucca Creek is a short out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service system covering 0.68 miles with 187 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 2,059 feet.
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