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The John Muir Trail (JMT) is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. It is named after John Muir , a naturalist.
The segment of the John Muir Trail which traverses Mather Pass was completed by the U.S. Forest Service during the summer of 1937, using three trail camps to construct 11.25 miles of the trail at the cost of roughly $1,400 per mile in 1937 USD. It was the final segment of the trail to be built. [6]
Its elevation is 11,066 feet (3,373 m). [1] It is situated between Mount Lyell and Donohue Peak. The John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail both transverse the pass. Following the John Muir Trail, the pass is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Thousand Island Lake, and 12.8 miles (20.6 km) from Tuolumne Meadows. [2]
The most common approach to Mount Lyell is from Tuolumne Meadows on a highly traveled section of the John Muir Trail.The round trip is approximately 25 miles (40 km) and involves 4,500 feet (1,370 m) of elevation gain when starting from the Tuolumne Wilderness Office.
Selden Pass, which the John Muir Trail crosses, is one mile east of the peak and was also named by Marshall. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1929 by Glen Dawson, William D. Horsfall, and John Nixon. [8] Today this peak draws climbing interest because it is included on the Sierra Peaks Section's peak bagging list.
Graveyard Peak is an 11,539-foot-elevation (3,517 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. [1] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness , on land managed by Sierra National Forest .
Sawmill Pass, 11,309 ft (3,447 m), [1] is a mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California on the border of the Inyo National Forest (John Muir Wilderness) to the east and Kings Canyon National Park to the west. The eastern approach via the Sawmill Pass Trail is steep and strenuous, climbing 6,700 ft (2,000 m) from the Owens Valley floor.
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. . This scenic spot is the starting point for the Mist Trail, and is also the northern trailhead for the John Muir Trai