#cross-country
3 trips tagged “cross-country”
cross-country backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 3 California backpacking routes tagged cross-country, ranging from 7 to 9.6 miles with 2,000–3,596 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 0/100 (Moderate) on Piute Pass to Humphreys Basin up to 33/100 (Moderate) on New Army Pass via Cottonwood Lakes, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 3,596 feet. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Inyo National Forest, and the months most of them share are July, August, September. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.
Mosquito Lakes
The Mosquito Lakes are Mineral King's most literal destination: a chain of high tarns so buggy in July they named the trail after them. Four…
Piute Pass to Humphreys Basin
Piute Pass is Bishop's granite doorway: 3.5 miles to Lock Leven's camp and 2,000 feet of climbing over the 11,400-foot pass into Humphreys B…
New Army Pass via Cottonwood Lakes
New Army Pass is the classic high route out of Horseshoe Meadow: 4.8 miles past the Cottonwood Lakes to a 12,300-foot saddle beneath Cirque …