Kearsarge Pass Trail to Kearsarge Lakes

Trail in Kings Canyon · California

12.6 mi · 3,490 ft gain · 5h 57m.

A steady, shade-sparse climb of switchbacks from Onion Valley Trailhead past Little Pothole, Big Pothole, Gilbert, Flower, and Heart Lakes to Kearsarge Pass at 11,823 ft, then down to alpine Kearsarge Lakes with panoramic mountain views.

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