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Mammoth Pass Cutoff

On Red Cones, Central Sierra Nevada

Local route4.8 km · 3.0 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Upper Crater Meadows 0.3 mi · 0.6 kmExplore Red Cones →● Live cam 4.1 mi away

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–21 °C (63–70 °F)

  1. J0°-11°182
  2. F0°-11°169
  3. M2°-9°144
  4. A5°-7°70
  5. M10°-3°44
  6. J17°2°19
  7. J21°6°20
  8. A21°6°19
  9. S17°3°23
  10. O12°-2°63
  11. N4°-8°101
  12. D0°-11°175

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Red Cones (mountain, 2,731 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Central Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.8 km SW of Mammoth Lakes (Mono County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Inyo National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Live cam nearby
Canyon Lodge (Mammoth Mountain, 4.1 mi · 6.6 km away)
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.5979, -119.0405
Route start
37.5863, -119.0516
OpenStreetMap
relation 19070669
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Upper Crater Meadows

0.3 mi · 0.6 km · Inyo National Forest

RIM

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Inyo National Forest

Mammoth Pass Trail

2.0 mi · 3.1 km · Inyo National Forest

Lower Rainbow Falls

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Inyo National Forest

Devil's Postpile Boundary Trai

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Inyo National Forest

Pumice Butte

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Inyo National Forest

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