Granite Chief Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 764 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,221 – 6,729 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20204, -120.23711
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Granite Chief Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,220–6,730 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.20204, -120.23711
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Granite Chief Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Coldstream Trail & Granite Chief Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,159 ft
- Tinker Knob & Granite Chief Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,978 ft
- Polar Bear Lake–Granite Chief Trail, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 3,632 ft
- Shirley Lake–Granite Chief Trail, 5 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 4,074 ft
- Washeshu Peak–Granite Chief Trail, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,431 ft
- Granite Chief Trail–Siberai Basin Loop Trail, 4 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,453 ft
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