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Gilcrest Peak

California

About

Gilcrest Peak is a summit of about 11,570 feet in Mono County, California, inside the Hoover Wilderness. The peak lies within the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Virginia Lakes, about 2.8 miles away. Lake Canyon is the closest neighbor, about 0.9 miles away, and Lundy Canyon is about 1.9 miles off. For an overnight base, Trumbull Lake campground sits about 3.1 miles away, and the Pyramid & Warren Towers climbing area is about 4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

11,570 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Gilcrest Peak

California

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Virginia Lakes, California · 2.8 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

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