Pacific Crest Trail Trailhead at Reds Meadow Pack Station. Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney: Your Backpacking Guide to the High Sierras John Muir Trail South from Reds Meadow Pack Station.
Between Purple and Duck Lakes on the John Muir Trail.
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MILES
NORTH

TYT-PCT

Tuolumne Meadows
to
Reds
Meadow

MILES
NORTH

ALT ROUTE
YOS VALLEY

Lyell
Canyon
to
Yosemite
Valley

MILES
SOUTH

ALT ROUTE
FISH VALLEY

Reds
Meadow
to
Vermilion
Valley

MILES
SOUTH

JMT-PCT

Vermilion
Valley
Resort
to
Muir
Ranch

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INDEX

JMT-PCT

Reds
Meadow
to
Vermilion
Valley
Resort

 

 

REGIONAL
MAP

JMT &
ALT ROUTE

Mammoth
Lakes
to
Vermilion
Valley

TRAIL
GUIDE
INDEX

JMT-PCT

Reds
Meadow
to
Vermilion
Valley
Resort

TRAIL
GUIDE
INDEX

ALT ROUTE
FISH VALLEY

Reds
Meadow
to
Vermilion
Valley
Resort

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LIST

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Meadow
to
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Valley
Resort

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SIERRA
WEATHER

John Muir Wilderness

Miles & Elevations

John Muir and Pacific Crest Trails

Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley
XX.8 miles

 
Location  Elevation Mileage  
Kennedy Canyon trail junction PCT 9643  0  
  +xx .23  
Shortcut Route 9643 .23  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
JMT NORTH
Miles and Elevations
JMT SOUTH
Miles and Elevations
Miles and elevations index
Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney
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Miles North: Tuolumne Meadows to Reds Meadow                                      Miles South: Vermilion Valley to Muir Ranch

 

Notes

Setting up the outlines of the South Sierra section of
Tahoe to Whitney.

Stay tuned for construction progress.

 

Miles and Elevations
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Desolation Trail

ahoe on H

 

 

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