Several Unnamed Passes Dorothy Lake to Peeler Lake
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:33 pm
The following TR I posted recently describes several XC passes on a multi-day off trail trek from Dorothy Lake to Peeler Lake. Sorry, no digital cameras when done in 1985. Included sections are:
1. Pass from Lake Helen to Tower Lake
2. Contour/compass terrain following walk from Tower Lake to unnamed major upper tributary to West Walker River (between West Walker River and Kirkwood Creek).
3. Pass from upper end of that canyon into source of a stream that enters NW corner of the 1.6 mi. long meadow of Thompson Canyon.
4. Saddle Pass on ridge between Acker Peak and Center Mountain, connecting Rancheria Creek with upper Kerrick Meadow.
5. Also mentioned is a ridgetop saddle pass across the ridge to the north of Cirque Mtn. (between Cirque Mtn. and Hunewell Peak) from the south fork of Buckeye Creek to Robinson Creek. A pre-WWII trail is shown on the 15 min.USGS topo and not on the 7.5 min. USGS topo. East side of this pass is large unstable boulders overgrown with manzanita, trail not at all discernible, and should be avoided.
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1. Pass from Lake Helen to Tower Lake
2. Contour/compass terrain following walk from Tower Lake to unnamed major upper tributary to West Walker River (between West Walker River and Kirkwood Creek).
3. Pass from upper end of that canyon into source of a stream that enters NW corner of the 1.6 mi. long meadow of Thompson Canyon.
4. Saddle Pass on ridge between Acker Peak and Center Mountain, connecting Rancheria Creek with upper Kerrick Meadow.
5. Also mentioned is a ridgetop saddle pass across the ridge to the north of Cirque Mtn. (between Cirque Mtn. and Hunewell Peak) from the south fork of Buckeye Creek to Robinson Creek. A pre-WWII trail is shown on the 15 min.USGS topo and not on the 7.5 min. USGS topo. East side of this pass is large unstable boulders overgrown with manzanita, trail not at all discernible, and should be avoided.
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