California · Mountain biking · Sotcher Lake Trailhead · Near Mammoth Lakes

Sotcher Lake Feeder

0.8 mi
distance
157 ft
climb
May–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 3 h ago

Is Sotcher Lake Feeder open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Sotcher Lake Feeder is a mountain biking route in the Mammoth Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, about 0.8 miles long and rising about 157 feet from roughly 7,636 feet to 7,801 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit around 41°F with lows in the teens. The Sotcher Lake Feeder Trail and the Sotcher Lake Vis Loop both start within a tenth of a mile. Reds Meadow Campground is about half a mile away, and Minaret Falls Campground is under a mile off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Minaret Falls Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Outpost 14

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    free natural hot pool

    Hot spring

    On your way back · 1 mi

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More in Mammoth Lakes
  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Sotcher Lake Feeder

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 17°

    2. Feb

      41° / 18°

    3. Mar

      45° / 22°

    4. Apr

      51° / 27°

    5. May

      60° / 35°

    6. Jun

      70° / 42°

    7. Jul

      78° / 49°

    8. Aug

      77° / 47°

    9. Sep

      71° / 40°

    10. Oct

      61° / 30°

    11. Nov

      49° / 23°

    12. Dec

      41° / 17°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 6.4 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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