Mosquito Lake–Heiser Lake Trail, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Cape Horn, CA. The route reaches Mosquito Lake. It climbs 4,221 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 8,921 ft · steepest grade: 39%14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Heiser Lake Trail 38.51535, -119.91495
Nearest town Cape Horn, CA
Directions
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Mosquito Lake–Heiser Lake Trail, 5 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 4,221 ft · 6 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,778–8,920 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Heiser Lake Trail · 38.51535, -119.91495
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start on Heiser Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mosquito Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto MCCT Mosquito Lakes to Pacific Valley, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Pacific Valley Road, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Mosquito Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Pacific Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto MCCT Mosquito Lakes to Pacific Valley, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Heiser Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
78°59°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
82°56°
Sun
82°55°
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