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While doing some web searching for interesting places to hike, I ran across this list on Climber.org.
OGUL is the Washoe Indian word for mountain bighorn sheep. The indians hunted this agile mountaineer in both the Sierra Tahoe Region and the Basin and Range to the east. Though now extinct in the area, this once great mountain sheep is a fitting symbol for this Tahoe OGUL List of notable peaks.
This list was originally compiled by Harry Erl, Howard Steidtmann, and other members of the former Peak and Gorge Section of the WSC compiled the original hardcopy version of this peak list. Former member John Sarna designed the webpage to make this list generally available to the public after the dissolution of this Section. See this page for details on the classification system used and other details.
The peaks are classified as Star (*), Emblem (X), and Mountaineer (o) peaks according to their view, difficulty, and dominance of an area. Star peaks are primary in setting with exceptional views and are generally of greater difficulty. Emblem peaks are secondary. Mountaineer peaks comprise the remainder. All provide a rewarding experience.
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In the Sierra Nevada Ordered North to South
| North of Highway 70 (1 peak)
| | No.
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| Peak
| Elevation
| Map It
| 15' Topo Map
| Peak Notes
| Completed
| | 1.
| *
| Adams Peak
| 8197'
| 
| Chilcoot, CA
| From the "Frenchman Lake Rd to FS Road 75 then logging roads, northwest, and southwest of the peak", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 hike to Adams Peak.
| 2009-1108
| | South of Highway 70 (4 peaks):)
| | 2.
| *
| Mt. Fillmore
| 7715'
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| Downieville, CA
| From "Johnsville Road", it's a Grade 1A, Class 2 hike to Mt. Fillmore.
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| | 3.
| o
| Mt. Elwell
| 7812'
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| Sierra City, CA
| From "Lakes Basin", it's a Grade 2B, Class 2 hike to Mt. Elwell.
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| | 4.
| o
| Haskell Peak
| 8107'
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| Sierra City, CA
| From "Haskell Peak Rd to southwest" or "the NFS road to the southeast", it's a Grade 1A, Class 1 hike to Haskell Peak.
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| | 5.
| o
| Sierra Buttes
| 8587'
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| Sierra City, CA
| From "the trailhead a half mile south of where the PCT meets Packard Lake Road", it's a Grade 2B, Class 1 hike (with a Class 6 stairway up the summit block) to Sierra Buttes.
| 2006-0813
| | North of Highway 80 (7 peaks)
| | 6.
| *
| Mt. Lola
| 9143'
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| Donner Pass, CA
| From "White Rock Lake" or the "logging road to north of the peak", it's a Grade 1B, Class 1 hike to Mt. Lola.
| 2006-0723
| | 7.
| *
| English Mtn
| 8373'
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| Emigrant Gap, CA
| From "Catfish Lake", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 hike to English Mtn.
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| | 8.
| *
| Black Butte
| 8030'
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| Emigrant Gap, CA
| From "Grouse Ridge Lookout", it's a Grade 2B, Class 2 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Black Butte.
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| | 9.
| x
| Old Man Mtn
| 7789'
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| Emigrant Gap, CA
| From "Fordyce Summit" or from "Meadow Lake", it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 hike to Old Man Mtn.
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| | 10.
| o
| Signal Peak
| 7841'
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| Emigrant Gap, CA
| From "Fordyce Summit", it's a Grade 1A, Class 1 hike to Signal Peak.
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| | 11.
| o
| Basin Peak
| 9015'
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| Donner Pass, CA
| From the "Castle Peak Trailhead (I-80)", it's a Grade 3C, Class 1 hike to Basin Peak.
| 2007-0708
| | 12.
| *
| Castle Peak
| 9103'
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| Donner Pass, CA
| From the "Castle Peak Trailhead (I-80)", it's a Grade 2B, Class 1 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Castle Peak.
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| | South of Highway 80 (10 peaks)
| | 13.
| x
| Devils Peak
| 7704'
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| Donner Pass, CA
| From "Cascade Lakes" Palisade Trail south, it's a Grade 1B, Class 3 hike to Devils Peak.
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| | 14.
| x
| Snow Mtn
| 8014'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From "Cascade Lakes", it's a Grade 3C, Class 1 hike to Snow Mtn.
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| | 15.
| o
| Mt. Mildred
| 8398'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From the "Logging road near Dolly Creek", it's a Grade 2B, Class 1 hike to Mt. Mildred.
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| | 16.
| o
| Anderson Peak
| 8683'
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| Donner Pass, CA
| From "Donner Summit", it's a Grade 3C, Class 1 hike to Anderson Peak.
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| | 17.
| o
| Tinker Knob
| 8949'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From "Squaw Valley", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Tinker Knob.
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| | 18.
| *
| Granite Chief
| 9006'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From "Squaw Valley", it's a Grade 2C, Class 1 hike to Granite Chief.
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| | 19.
| x
| Needle Peak
| 8971'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From "Squaw Valley", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Needle Peak.
|
| | 20.
| o
| Lyon Peak
| 8891'
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| Granite Chief, CA
| From "Squaw Valley", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Lyon Peak.
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| | 21.
| x
| Twin Peaks
| 8878'
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| Tahoe, CA-NV
| From "Barker Pass", it's a Grade 2B, Class 2 hike to Twin Peaks.
| 2008-0802
| | 22.
| o
| Ellis Peak
| 8740'
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| Tahoe, CA-NV
| From "Barker Pass", it's a Grade 1B, Class 1 hike to Ellis Peak.
| 2006-0730
| | Southwest Side of Lake Tahoe - East Ridge (5 peaks)
| | 23.
| x
| Rubicon Peak
| 9183'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From Rubicon Estates, Lake Tahoe", it's a Grade 1C, Class 2 hike to Rubicon Peak.
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| | 24.
| o
| Phipps Peak
| 9234'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From the "Bayview Trailhead (Hwy 89)", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Phipps Peak.
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| | 25.
| *
| Mt. Tallac
| 9735'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Fallen Leaf Lake", it's a Grade 2D, Class 2 hike to Mt. Tallac.
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| | 26.
| x
| Dicks Peak
| 9974'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Fallen Leaf Lake", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Dicks Peak.
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| | 27.
| x
| Jacks Peak
| 9856'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Fallen Leaf Lake", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Jacks Peak.
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| | Southwest Side of Lake Tahoe - West Ridge (7 peaks)
| | 28.
| o
| Tells Peak
| 8872'
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| Robbs Peak, CA
| From "Van Vleck Ranch Road", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Tells Peak.
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| | 29.
| o
| McConnell Peak
| 9099'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Van Vleck Ranch Road", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to McConnell Peak.
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| | 30.
| o
| Silver Peak
| 8930'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Van Vleck Ranch Road", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Silver Peak.
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| | 31.
| x
| Red Peak
| 9307'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Van Vleck Ranch Road", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Red Peak.
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| | 32.
| x
| Mt. Price
| 9975'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Wrights Lake", it's a Grade 2D, Class 2 hike to Mt. Price.
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| | 33.
| *
| Pyramid Peak
| 9983'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Twin Bridges (Hwy 50)", it's a Grade 2D, Class 2 hike to Pyramid Peak.
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| | 34.
| o
| Ralston Peak
| 9235'
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| Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
| From "Sayles Flat (Hwy 50)", it's a Grade 2C, Class 1 hike to Ralston Peak.
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| | South of Lake Tahoe (3 peaks)
| | 35.
| o
| Waterhouse Peak
| 9497'
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| Freel Peak, CA-N
| From "Luther Pass" or from "Scotts Lake", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 hike to Waterhouse Peak.
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| | 36.
| o
| Stevens Peak
| 10061'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Hwy 88, via Crater Lake", it's a Grade 1C, Class 1 hike to Stevens Peak.
|
| | 37.
| x
| Red Lake Peak
| 10061'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Carson Pass", it's a Grade 1B, Class 1 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Red Lake Peak.
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| | South of Highway 88 (6 peaks)
| | 38.
| *
| Round Top
| 10380'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Woods Lake", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Round Top.
| 2006-1015
| | 39.
| o
| Hawkins Peak
| 10023'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From the "Burnside Lake Road", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 hike to Hawkins Peak.
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| | 40.
| o
| Markleeville Peak
| 9417'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Blue Lakes Road", it's a Grade 1B, Class 1 hike to Markleeville Peak.
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| | 41.
| *
| Jeff Davis Peak
| 8990'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Blue Lakes Road", it's a Grade 1A, Class 5 hike to Jeff Davis Peak.
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| | 42.
| o
| The Nipple
| 9340'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Blue Lakes Road", it's a Grade 1B, Class 2 hike to The Nipple.
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| | 43.
| *
| Mokelumne Peak
| 9332'
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| Silver Lake, CA
| From the "Shriner Lake Trailhead", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Mokelumne Peak.
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| | North of Highway 4 (2 peaks)
| | 44.
| x
| Raymond Peak
| 10011'
|
| Markleeville, CA
| From "Ebbetts Pass", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike or from "Wet Meadows Reservoir, it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 hike to Raymond Peak.
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| | 45.
| x
| Reynolds Peak
| 9690'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From "Ebbetts Pass or Wet Meadows", it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 (with a Class 3 summit block) hike to Reynolds Peak.
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| | South of Highway 4 (3 peaks)
| | 46.
| x
| Silver Peak
| 10774'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From the "Noble Canyon Trailhead (Hwy 4)", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Silver Peak.
|
| | 47.
| *
| Highland Peak
| 10934'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From the "Noble Canyon Trailhead (Hwy 4)", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Highland Peak.
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| | 48.
| o
| Lookout Peak
| 9584'
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| Markleeville, CA
| From the "Pacific Valley (Hwy 4)", it's a Grade 2B, Class 2 hike to Lookout Peak.
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| | In the Carson Range, Sierra Nevada
| | Northeast of Lake Tahoe (1 peak)
| | 49.
| *
| Mt. Rose
| 10776'
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| Mt Rose, NV
| From "Mt. Rose Summit (Hwy 431)", it's a Grade 3C, Class 1 hike to Mt. Rose.
| 2000-0917
| | East of Lake Tahoe (3 peaks)
| | 50.
| x
| Snow Valley Peak
| 9214'
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| Carson City, NV
| From "Spooner Summit", it's a Grade 3C, Class 1 hike to Snow Valley Peak.
| 2009-0913
| | 51.
| o
| Duane Bliss Peak
| 8658'
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| Carson City, NV
| From TRT section 4 south-bound trailhead, head south 2 miles on the trail then head cross-country up to the peak, it's a Grade 2B, Class 2 hike to Duane Bliss Peak.
| 2009-1115
| | 52.
| o
| Genoa Peak
| 9150'
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| Carson City, NV
| From "N. Benjamin Rd, Daggett Pass", it's a Grade 2B, Class 1 hike to Genoa Peak.
| 2006-0701
| | Southeast of Lake Tahoe (4 peaks)
| | 53.
| *
| Freel Peak
| 10881'
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| Freel Peak, CA-NV
| From "Fountain Place", it's a Grade 2D, Class 2 hike or from "Willow Creek below Armstrong Pass", it's a Grade 2C, Class 1 hike to Freel Peak.
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| | 54.
| o
| Jobs Sister
| 10823'
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| Freel Peak, CA-NV
| From "Fountain Place", it's a Grade 3E, Class 2 hike or from "Willow Creek below Armstrong Pass", it's a Grade 2C, Class 1 to Jobs Sister.
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| | 56.
| o
| Wade
| 9367'
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| Freel Peak, CA-NV
| From "Snowshoe Springs (Hwy 88/89)", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to Wade.
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| | In the Pine Nut Mtns (East of Highway 395) (1 peak)
| | 57.
| x
| Mt. Siegel
| 9450'
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| Mt. Siegel, NV-CA
| From the "Slaters Mine north of peak", it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 hike to Mt. Siegel.
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| | In the Sweetwater Mtns (East of Highway 395) (6 peaks)
| | 59.
| x
| East Sister
| 10402'
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| Desert Creek Peak, NV-CA
| From the "Rickey Mine to north", it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 hike to East Sister.
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| | 60.
| x
| Middle Sister
| 10859'
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| Desert Creek Peak, NV-CA
| From the "Rickey Mine to north", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Middle Sister.
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| | 61.
| *
| South Sister
| 11339'
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| Fales Hot Springs, CA-NV
| From "Sheeles Camp", it's a Grade 3C, Class 2 hike to South Sister.
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| | 62.
| x
| Mount Patterson
| 11673'
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| Fales Hot Springs, CA-NV
| From "Lobdell Lake", it's a Grade 2C, Class 2 hike to Mt. Patterson.
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| | 63.
| x
| Wheeler Peak
| 11664'
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| Fales Hot Springs, CA-NV
| From "Swauger Creek", it's a Grade 3D, Class 2 hike to Wheeler Peak.
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