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California
Cowboy Traverse
1.4 mi
Distance
632 ft
Gain
8h 5m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Part of Glen Alpine Trailhead
Big descent
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Cowboy Traverse
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 632 ft
- Elevation loss
- 8,354 ft
- Highest point
- 7,669 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,007 ft
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About this trail
Cowboy Traverse is a 1.44-mile trail at Glen Alpine Trailhead in California with 7,851 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Glen Alpine Trailhead system.
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- Forest Service
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