4.0 mi from the trailheadFallen Leaf Campground
Campground · California

19.9 mi out & back, trail only · 4,430 ft gain · 8,882 ft high point · Very hard
Reached by a 5.3 mi approach each way
In Desolation Wilderness · California · U.S. Forest Service
Tahoe Yosemite Trail runs 19.9 miles through Desolation Wilderness, climbing 4,430 ft past Stony Ridge Lake and Crag Lake to Phipps Pass.
4,430 ft of gain round trip.
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