#peak-bagging
8 trips tagged “peak-bagging”
peak-bagging backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 8 California backpacking routes tagged peak-bagging, ranging from 10.6 to 21.4 miles with 3,000–10,800 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 23/100 (Moderate) on Telescope Peak up to 68/100 (Strenuous) on Vivian Creek Trail to San Gorgonio, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 10,800 feet. 1 of the 8 need no wilderness permit.
These routes cross Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park, Inyo National Forest, San Jacinto Mountains and San Gorgonio Wilderness, and the months most of them share are September, June, October. 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.
Smith Peak
Smith Peak is Hetch Hetchy's summit walk: 6.7 miles and 3,500 feet of climbing through forest and meadow to a 7,751-foot perch towering over…
Telescope Peak
Telescope Peak is Death Valley's rooftop: 11,043 feet of Panamint Range granite rising two vertical miles above Badwater. The 7-mile trail f…
Mount Whitney Trail
The Mount Whitney Trail climbs 6,140 feet in 10.7 miles from Whitney Portal to the summit of the highest peak in the contiguous United State…
Marion Mountain Trail to San Jacinto Peak
The Marion Mountain Trail is the shortest route from Idyllwild to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains: 5.3 miles and 4,500 feet of relentle…
San Bernardino Peak Trail
The San Bernardino Peak Trail climbs the Divide Trail to the peak where the San Bernardino meridian — the baseline for all of Southern Calif…
Vivian Creek Trail to San Gorgonio
Vivian Creek is the shortest and steepest route to the summit of Southern California's highest peak. From the 6,080-foot trailhead in Forest…
Devil's Slide to San Jacinto Peak
The Devil's Slide Trail is the classic Idyllwild route to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains: 8 miles and 4,500 feet of climbing from Humb…
Deer Springs Trail to San Jacinto Peak
The Deer Springs Trail is the grand route from Idyllwild to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains: 9.2 miles and 5,300 feet of climbing throu…