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Meadow above Redrock Creek (42776453600)

Hike

Kern Peak

Summits Kern Peak
Inside Golden Trout Wilderness
3,080 ft of climbing

10.6 mi out & back, trail only · 3,080 ft gain · 11,498 ft high point · Very hard

Reached from Cottonwood Pass Trailhead, 11.4 mi each way

In Golden Trout Wilderness · California · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Kern Peak is a 10.6 mile out and back trail in Golden Trout Wilderness that summits Kern Peak with 3,080 feet of climb.

Elevation

3,080 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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8.4 mi from the trailhead
Tuttle Creek Campground
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Out: 2,800 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Kern PeakDestination · 5.3 mi in

Nearby reading

Kern Peak

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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 10.6 mi, trail only
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 3,080 ft round trip
High point: 11,498 ft
Low point: 8,871 ft
Difficulty: Very hardFrom 10.6 mi and 3,080 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: California
Camps within 15 mi: 0
Trailhead: 36.4483° N · 118.1707° W

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Weather

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Today38°25°Partly Sunny
Sun35°23°Chance Light Snow
Mon40°28°Sunny
Tue43°26°Sunny
Wed41°26°Sunny
Thu41°26°Mostly Sunny
Fri40°27°Sunny

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