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Mosquito Lake–Heiser Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Mosquito Lake–Heiser Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Cape Horn, CA. The route reaches Mosquito Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 377 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,756 – 8,058 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Emigrant Trail 38.50593, -119.94296
Nearest town Cape Horn, CA
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Mosquito Lake–Heiser Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,757–8,059 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Emigrant Trail · 38.50593, -119.94296

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miBear left onto Heiser Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftReach Mosquito Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mosquito-lake-mosquito-lake-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 78°58°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 82°55°
Fri 83°57°
Sat 83°57°
Sun 83°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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