1.8 mi from the trailhead
Gold Lake Campground (CA)
Campground
Hike
Mount Elwell Peak Trail
- Passes Mount Elwell
- Inside Plumas National Forest
- 4,634 ft of climbing
18.1 mi out & back · 4,634 ft gain · 7,753 ft high point · Very hard
From Long Lake / Bear Lakes Loop Trailhead via the Bear Lakes Loop Trail, the Silver Lake Trail, and PCT - California Section M (3.8 mi)
In Plumas National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
From Long Lake / Bear Lakes Loop Trailhead, Mount Elwell Peak Trail climbs 4,634 feet in 18.1 miles out and back via Bear Lakes Loop, Silver Lake, and PCT trails in Plumas National Forest.
Elevation
4,634 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
