Summit Trail
This information is a public record of the 1979 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
Summit Trail
USDA Forest Service
Backcountry Trail
- Length
12 miles
- Elevation Gain
--
- Route Type
out & back
- Length
12 miles - Elevation Gain
-- - Route Type
out & back
Young photographer on the Mt. Evans NRT summit trail, with the parking area below; Photo by Kim Schmidt.
Location: From Springville 30 mi. E on SR 190. Trail crosses hwy near Co. Rd 107 and FS Rd. 21550 near Quaking Aspen Campground.
- States: California
- Counties: Tulare
The trail climbs and crosses the summit of Slate Mountain on its way to the log cabin meadow at Clicks Creek. From the summit of Slate Mountain, visitors have a view of the southern San Joaquin Valley to the west, the Kern Plateau to the east, and the Golden Trout Wilderness Area to the northeast. A portion of the trail forms the southeast edge of the Slate Mountain Botanical Area. The entire NRT is located within the Giant Sequoia National Monument.
Accessibility Information
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Allowed Uses:
Hiking/WalkingPublic Contact
Denise AlonzoUS Forest Service
Tule River & Hot Springs Ranger District
Springville, CA 93265
(559) 539-2607 ext. 55
Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.
More Details
- Elevation (low): 6994
- Elevation (high): 9014
- Elevation (cumulative): --
- Part of a Trail System? No
- Surface (primary): Rock, boulders
- Surfaces (additional): Soil
- Tread Width (average): 48"
- Tread Width (minimum): --
- Running length (minimum): --
- Tread Grade (average, percent): 13
- Tread Grade (maximum): 18
- Running length (maximum): --
- Cross-slope (average, percent): --
- Cross-slope (maximum): --
- Running length (maximum): --
- Certified as an NRT
Oct 4, 1979