-Trail Peak-

Elevation: 11,605 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-9-2011

Trip Report:
Trail Peak is small peak near Horseshoe Meadows and can be reached with an easy day hike from the Cottonwood Pass trailhead.

Trail Peak

We left the trailhead around 8:45 under a sunny sky and warm weather. It did not take long to reach the meadow where we crossed the stream. From the meadow we had great views of both Cirque Peak and Mt. Langley.

Trail Peak Close Up

Stream Crossing

Cirque Peak From the Meadow

Mt. Langley From the Meadow

From the meadow the trail gradually winds to Trail Pass. Once we arrived at Trail Pass we could see Olancha Peak to the south and we also met a few PCT hikers. After leaving Trail Pass we followed a trail around the north side of Trail Peak.

Trail Pass Sign

Cirque Peak

After following the trail for awhile we were about 1,000 feet below the summit. We left the trail and climbed straight to the summit.

Reaching Tree Line

Cirque Peak and Mt. Langley

Horseshoe Meadows

Snow Near the Summit

Telescope Peak

Before long we found ourselves on the summit. It was windy and cool on the summit but the views were great. Although the weather had been stormy in the Sierra the past few weeks today the start of clear cooler weather.

Great Western Divide

Cirque Peak and Mt. Langley From the Summit

Olancha Peak

Telescope Peak

Summit Ridge

Benchmark

Interesting Rocks On the Summit

We stayed on the summit around 20 minutes then headed back down to the trail. We took a slightly different route back down to the trail.

Mt. Langley

Trail Peak

Flower Near the Trailhead

This was a great hike with great views. This also my altitude record so far in 2011.

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