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Mammoth Lakes, CA: Sadler Lake
Escape Yosemite Valley crowds on this 21.2-mile, multiday trek to glacial cirques and turquoise lakes deep in the wilds of the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | California (CA) |
| Distance: | 10.62 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
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TO TRAILHEAD: From Fresno, N on CA 41 for 43 mi.; R onto Bass Lake Rd. (FR 222). Keep L as road becomes FR 274. L onto Beasore Rd.; follow signs to Clover Meadow Ranger Sta. for permit, then follow signs back to Fernandez trailhead.
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SDL01
| Distance: 10.62 mi | Points: 997 |
Sadler Lake Track
Points of Interest
SDL001
Location: 37.531651, -119.301102Take Walton Trail N into open terrain scattered with Jeffrey pines
SDL002
Location: 37.538601, -119.302498First views NE of majestic Pacific Crest
SDL003
Location: 37.558239, -119.320396Cross Madera Creek, then turn R @ T toward Lillian Lake; enter 231,005-acre Ansel Adams Wilderness Area
SDL004
Location: 37.560101, -119.322601R @ Y toward Joe Crane and Sadler Lakes
SDL005
Location: 37.561310, -119.322502Stay R toward Joe Crane Lake; descend into West Fork Granite Creek basin, heading N toward Timber Creek
SDL006
Location: 37.573566, -119.313042Stiff, 1,000-foot ascent begins on overgrown Timber Creek Trail through pine-lined ridges of 9,850-ft. Timber Knob
SDL007
Location: 37.604630, -119.309196Trail crests at small pond providing sweeping views to E of the jagged granite massifs of the Ritter Range
SDL008
Location: 37.618309, -119.306297After swift descent, head E as trail fades in a meadow laced with knotweed and whorled pen stamen
SDL009
Location: 37.620041, -119.301903R to Sadler Lake @ E end of meadow, then descend to East Fork Granite Creek
SDL010
Location: 37.624069, -119.297401Turn L @ creekbed and head N for switchback ascent to Sadler Lake
SDL011
Location: 37.642052, -119.300598Stay R around E shore of Sadler Lake
SDL012
Location: 37.644058, -119.302696Sadler Lake (9,362 ft.) framed by inclined meadows; best LNT campsites 100 feet+ from E shore. Dayhike: From WPT 11, head .9 mi. W to McClure Lake, an alpine gem tucked below a sheer granite headwall
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