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Pinecrest Peak/Catfish Lake

On Pinecrest Peak, Sierra Nevada

Trail6.7 km · 4.2 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Waterhouse Lake 2.1 mi · 3.3 kmExplore Pinecrest Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 18–23 °C (64–73 °F)

  1. J2°-8°289
  2. F2°-8°261
  3. M4°-7°246
  4. A7°-5°123
  5. M12°-1°74
  6. J18°4°29
  7. J23°8°10
  8. A22°7°9
  9. S19°5°29
  10. O13°0°102
  11. N6°-6°199
  12. D1°-9°269

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

Length
6.7 km · 4.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Pinecrest Peak (mountain, 2,574 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
28 km NE of Mi-Wuk Village (Tuolumne County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Connects to
Pinecrest Lake N.R.T. (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.2247, -119.9416
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 centre

Waterhouse Lake

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Pinecrest Lake N.R.T.

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Aspen Meadow

3.9 mi · 6.2 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Herring Creek

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Lake Valley

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Box Spring

6.0 mi · 9.7 km · Stanislaus National Forest

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