Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Mineral King to Eagle Lake
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Eagle lake and back.
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Eagle lake and back.
Moderate
6.9 mi/
11.1 km
11.1 km
Mineral King to Monarch Lakes
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Monarch Lakes and back.
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Monarch Lakes and back.
Moderate
8.4 mi/
13.5 km
13.5 km
Mineral King to Sawtooth Pass
Sawtooth Pass has a brilliant perspective of Mineral King Valley, Lost Canyon, Monarch Lakes, and Columbine Lake.
Sawtooth Pass has a brilliant perspective of Mineral King Valley, Lost Canyon, Monarch Lakes, and Columbine Lake.
Difficult
11.5 mi/
18.5 km
18.5 km
Guides
Sawtooth Pass has a brilliant perspective of Mineral King Valley, Lost Canyon, Monarch Lakes, and Columbine Lake.
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Monarch Lakes and back.
A day hike from Mineral King Valley to Eagle lake and back.
Community Trips
Almost every trail from Mineral King is a work out, and this one doesn't disappoint. The Monarch Lakes trail starts at, you guessed it, the Monarch Lakes trailhead parking lot. The trail heads up pretty steeply through a series of long switches until it reaches Monarch Creek in a pretty little grove. The views of Mineral King valley along this stretch are spectacular. The switches after the stream crossing are graded better (in fact...
A gorgeous hike up to Franklin Lakes.My goal was set on summiting Florence Peak, but after I hit the first Waterfall, I knew there was no chance of making it. My pace up slowed and I lollygagged my way by trickling waterfalls, flower-strewn hillsides and gorgeous canyons.I probably saw half a dozen deer and about the same number of marmots. I saw bear scat in several places, but no bears.Just before reaching...
