Grouse Lake and failed attempt to Goat Mountain
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- Distance
- 20.21 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,952 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 6,952 ft
- Max elevation
- 11,487 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 4,783 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 10 hours 48 minutes
- Coordinates
- 7723
- Uploaded
- July 1, 2021
- Recorded
- June 2021
near Kanawyers, California (United States)
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I made 3 mistakes on my goal to hike Goat Mountain: 1) I started at 5:30AM, and I should have started a couple of hours earlier. 2) I missed the faint trail to Grouse Lake. However, I found the correct route on my way back from Grouse Lake, so use this route on your way to Grouse Lake. 3) Once I hiked above Grouse Lake, I should have aimed for the saddle between Munger Peak and Goat Mountain, and then hiked the ridge up to Goat Mountain.
Also, this is a very dry year. The only source of non-murky water was at Grouse Lake, and some of the streams above Grouse Lake.
I'll make another attempt to hike Goat Mountain next year. Also, Grouse Lake is very nice. I saw plenty of trout swimming in the lake. And there were no people at the lake.
Also, this is a very dry year. The only source of non-murky water was at Grouse Lake, and some of the streams above Grouse Lake.
I'll make another attempt to hike Goat Mountain next year. Also, Grouse Lake is very nice. I saw plenty of trout swimming in the lake. And there were no people at the lake.
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markmcla Super route, everything worked out perfectly!
VERY well done!!! I want to attempt this hike again in about a month. How sketchy was the route from Grouse Lake to the top? That part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is so beautiful...