2.4 mi from the trailheadBuckeye Flat Campground
Campground · California

48.1 mi one way · 14,659 ft gain · 10,714 ft high point · Very hard
In Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · California · OpenStreetMap contributors
High Sierra Trail travels 48.1 miles one way to Crescent Meadow in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, passing Kaweah Gap and multiple waterfalls and lakes.
14,659 ft of gain and 10,943 ft of descent.
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