6.8 mi from the trailheadLeavitt Meadows
Campground
Hike
High Emigrant Lake/toiyabe
- Summits Big Sam
- Inside Hoover Wilderness
- 2,735 ft of climbing
15.0 mi loop · 2,735 ft gain · 10,810 ft high point · Very hard
Loop with PCT - California Section I, Pct: Sonora Pass - Dorothy LK, the Pacific Crest Trail, and Emigrant Pass
In Hoover Wilderness · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
This 15-mile loop through the Hoover Wilderness uses the Pacific Crest Trail to reach High Emigrant Lake, Emigrant Pass, Big Sam, and Upper Long Lake.
Elevation
2,735 ft of gain around the loop.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 6.8 mi from the trailhead
- 8.1 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
