0.1 mi from the trailhead(Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground
Campground · Nevada

12.0 mi out & back · 2,618 ft gain · 8,473 ft high point · Very hard
From Silver Valley Trailhead via Highland Creek, the Emigrant Trail, and Osborn Crest (3.3 mi)
In Stanislaus National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
North Lake Alpine is a 12.0 mile out and back trail from Silver Valley Trailhead via Highland Creek, Emigrant Trail, and Osborn Crest in Stanislaus National Forest, gaining 2,618 feet with Lake Alpine and Osborne Hill along the way.
2,618 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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