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| Recess Pass | Cross Country Passes | West side of the Pass is Class 1, east side is Class 2. At the very top of the east side hands are useful for balance. Approaching from the West, leave the JMT where it intersects with the Bear Ridge Trail and continue cross country trending ESE until turning NE abeam the 10400 contour line. There is very little in the way of landmarks to use for navigation until making the turn NE, where the forest gives way to some clearings and the Mono Divide and Recess Peak become visible. There is a use trail that follows this route, but seems to be sporadic. Once the Mono Divide is in view, begin the final ascent by heading for point 12,188 through the trees. This keeps the route north of steep/loose/cliff terrain. Once at the top of the tree line (about 11,500') head for the mid point between Recess Peak and point 12,188. The Pass is not readily identifiable approaching from this direction. However, once in the general location of the Pass, there is only one obvious way down into the First Recess that is Class 2. - BufordT 13 Oct 2015 01:28 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Kid Pass (unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2. To obtain the North side of this pass one heads up to the highest Glacier Lake as they would if they were heading for Goat Crest Saddle. Once at the Northern shore of the lake one travels Eastward up a forested steep slope until one reaches granite shelves. From there you traverse South towards a small tarn nestled in a small bowl below Kid Pass. Kid Pass will be directly above the tarn and very obvious. ERIC 02-21 -2016 |
| White Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. Both sides of this pass are easy Class 2. The terrain between Red Pass & White Pass is granite benches that are easy to traverse. One should not head too far up the granite benches after leaving Red Pass for unnecessary elevation will be gained. The East side of White Pass contains a short Class 3 section that can be bypassed by traversing further to the South & East along the ridge. The Class 3 though is not difficult and can be climbed directly by those that don't wish to bypass it. The West Side of the pass is sandy and a mixed bench slope until it follows the drainage a bit more steeply to the other side of the valley to the slope that rises up to Gray Pass. - alpinemike 30 Aug 2015 10:46 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Red Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. Both sides of this pass are easy Class 2 and involve nothing more than heading for the obvious saddle that is Red Pass. The terrain is mixed between small talus and benches of grass interspersed with some larger boulders. The East side of the pass from Marion Lake is reached by ascending the 3rd chute that is visible from the North side of the lake. This chute is the steepest and most obvious but there is an excellent use trail that goes all the way to the top of the chute. - alpinemike 30 Aug 2015 10:33 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Black Divide Crossing (unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2-3. The West Side of this pass is a couple hundred foot Class 2 slope that is mostly small boulders and talus. ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Ladder Pass (unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2. The North Side of this pass is a couple hundred foot Class 2 slope that rises directly above lake 11,654. It has lots of boulders which are fairly stable but since it's the Black Divide caution should be used always. ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Ionian Pass (unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2. The Southern side is a class 1 walk up on a gentle slope. ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Chimney Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2-4 pass. This pass leads from Lake 11,676 of Glacier Creek to the next Northeastern cirque from Cirque Pass. - alpinemike 29 Sep 2015 03:07 pm ERIC 02-21 -2016 |
| Potluck Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. This pass leads between Palisade Basin and the Glacier Creek Drainage. It is part of the Sierra High Route directly to the Northwest of Lake 11,676 which drains Glacier Creek. - alpinemike 29 Sep 2015 03:11 pm ERIC 02-21 -2016 |
| Contact Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass.This pass leads from the South Fork of Big Pine Creek to the North Fork. The pass itself is on the Eastern side of Temple Crag and directly above Second Lake of the Big Pine Lakes. - alpinemike 29 Sep 2015 10:17 pm ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Hopkins Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 1/2. Hopkins Pass leads from Big McGee Lake near McGee Pass to the Hopkins Creek drainage north of Mono Creek. - shtinkypuppie 20 Sep 2015 01:20 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Hooper Pass (Unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 3. South of Crazy Pass along the ridge-line towards Mt. Hooper. It is the first saddle when viewed on the topo map North of Mt. Hooper. - alpinemike 30 Aug 2015 10:15 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Gray Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 1 pass. From Horseshoe Lakes hike north, past the largest Horseshoe Lake, to the steep slope that drops into Windy Canyon. Go northeast from this point, crossing the crest of Windy Ridge, and descend to the small lake. Traverse east along a small bench from the pond to Gray Pass, which overlooks the south fork of Cartridge Creek. Descend the southeast side of the pass by means of a shallow, grassy gully to the stream at the bottom of this canyon. - alpinemike 30 Aug 2015 11:19 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Bunny Lake Pass (Unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2/3 pass. Leads across the Mammoth Crest between Bunny Lake to the east and Franklin Lake to the west. - jrad 12 Oct 2015 11:03 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Crazy Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 with a 200 foot stretch of Class 3 at the top on the west side. Class 1 on the east side.Crazy Pass can describe either of two slightly lower gaps in the ridgeline above (E/NE) Crazy Lake between Peak 11884 and Peak 11681 north of Mt. Hooper. I took the southern one (Crazy Pass 2) in July 2015, but Wandering Daisy has described using the northern one (Crazy Pass 1) in a 2013 TR. - windknot 29 Jul 2015 01:48 am ERIC 02-20 -2016 |
| Bunny Lake Pass (Unofficial) | Cross Country Passes | Class 2/3 pass. Leads across the Mammoth Crest between Bunny Lake to the east and Franklin Lake to the west. - jrad 12 Oct 2015 11:03 am copeg 10-12 -2015 |
| Corridor Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 Pass. ERIC 07-19 -2015 |
| Mantle Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. It is best to go around the lake east of the pass on its northern shore. ERIC 06-22 -2015 |
| Dykeman Pass | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. ERIC 06-22 -2015 |
| Pyra-Queen Col | Cross Country Passes | Class 2 pass. ERIC 06-22 -2015 |