Little Chief–North Pass, 3 summits
5.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Little Chief–North Pass, 3 summits is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route passes Little Chief before reaching North Pass at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 778 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Little Chief–North Pass, 3 summits
5.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,333–7,130 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail · 39.27017, -120.20129
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass North Pass.
- 50 ftReach Little Chief, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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