#mineral-king
10 trips tagged “mineral-king”
mineral-king backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 10 California backpacking routes tagged mineral-king, ranging from 6 to 20 miles with 4,162–8,954 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 0/100 (Moderate) on Monarch Lakes up to 54/100 (Strenuous) on Black Rock Pass, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 8,954 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 the months most of them share are July, September, August. 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.
Atwell-Hockett Trail
The Atwell-Hockett Trail crosses a giant sequoia grove and climbs to Hockett Meadows, 10 miles of easy-to-moderate grades on the quietest si…
Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake is Mineral King's quick alpine swim spot: a 3.4-mile climb from the valley floor to a lake beneath the cirque of the western Grea…
Farewell Gap Trail
Farewell Gap is Mineral King's gateway south: four miles from road's end to the Franklin/Farewell junction, where the trail system opens tow…
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…
Paradise Ridge Trail
Paradise Ridge is Mineral King's dry, quiet spine: a three-mile climb from Atwell Mill to a waterless ridge camp with long views, and the op…
Tar Gap Trail
Tar Gap is Mineral King's moderate middle way: a 4-mile climb from Cold Springs to Deer Creek's camp, with Hockett Meadows and the surroundi…
White Chief Lake
White Chief is Mineral King's mining-country overnight: a 4.1-mile trail through old claim workings to a lake beneath White Chief Peak, with…
Monarch Lakes
Monarch Lakes is the quickest route to Mineral King's high country: 3.5 miles and 2,000 feet of climbing from the Sawtooth trailhead to a pa…
Timber Gap Trail
Timber Gap is Mineral King's gentle introduction: a 4.85-mile climb from Cold Springs over a forested 9,500-foot pass to the headwaters of C…
Black Rock Pass
Black Rock Pass is Mineral King's serious climb: 3,300 feet up the Cliff Creek drainage to an 11,600-foot pass on the Great Western Divide, …