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Steepest Hikes

Day Hikes:

DateHikePercent GradeMilesVerticalTime
Oct 16th
1999
Thunder Mountain
[Eldorado National Forest]
21.5
3.0
1700
3:30
Jul 3rd
2009
Gardisky Lake
[Inyo National Forest ]
21.2
1.5
840
4:52
Aug 15th
1998
Mount Dana
[Yosemite National Park]
20.3
5.8
3108
7:14
Oct 25th
2008
Granite Lake
[South Lake Tahoe]
18.6
2.0
980
4:24
Jul 4th
2003
Folger Peak
[Carson-Iceberg Wilderness]
18.2
2.4
1150
3:16
Jul 4th
2003
Hiram Peak
[Carson-Iceberg Wilderness]
17.5
2.4
1110
2:52
Jun 27th
2010
Twin Lakes
[Moran State Park]
17.3
3.0
1370
4:33
Sep 24th
2021
Humbug Mountain
[Humbug Mountain State Park ]
16.6
5.4
2360
2:31
Jul 23rd
2009
Cavell Meadows
[Jasper National Park ]
16.2
4.3
1840
5:58
Oct 21st
1995
Vernal Fall
[Yosemite National Park]
15.9
2.5
1050
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Backpacking Trips:

DateHikePercent GradeMilesVerticalTime
Apr 2nd - Apr 4th
1999
Ohlone Wilderness Trail
[Ohlone Wilderness]
11.1
28.3
8270
19:08
Jul 2nd - Jul 12th
2024
Tour du Mont Blanc
[Mont Blanc Massif]
10.6
101.2
28280
67:02
Aug 22nd - Aug 24th
2009
Heiser and Bull Run Lakes
[Carson-Iceberg Wilderness]
10.3
7.8
2120
10:24
Mar 15th - Mar 17th
2002
Routeburn Track
[Mt. Aspiring National Park]
9.1
20.0
4780
16:35
May 24th - May 25th
2015
Kelly Lake Loop
[Henry Coe State Park]
8.9
17.8
4200
12:37
Aug 14th - Aug 22nd
2016
Kaweah Gap, Black Rock Pass, and Deadman Canyon Figure Eight
[Sequoia National Park]
8.9
89.7
21030
71:09
May 24th - May 25th
2003
Cache Creek
[Cache Creek Natural Area]
8.9
14.0
3280
13:01
Apr 14th - Apr 15th
2001
Sunol Backpacking Trip
[Sunol Regional Wilderness]
8.7
7.6
1750
4:39
Aug 7th - Aug 12th
2017
Duck Pass Trip
[John Muir Wilderness]
8.4
38.5
8550
32:26
Jul 1st - Jul 4th
2022
Iceland Lake Backpacking
[Emigrant Wilderness]
8.4
25.1
5550
20:15



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