Highlight • Lake
Guitar Lake
Hiking
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Tips
Caro "LadyOutdoors"
June 19, 2022
Hiking
If you hike towards the summit of Mount Whitney and Guitar Lake is visible from above, you will see where the lake got its name from. To camp at the lake, you need a permit. PCT hikers are not allowed to camp here.
Traveler
June 20, 2022
Hiking
High above the lake, the trail offers panoramic views of the lake in its geologically interesting location shaped by glaciers over millennia.
Traveler
February 27, 2023
Hiking
Two small ponds and a little meadow form the last flat area before the switchbacks climb out of Guitar Lake, probably the best camp spots
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Nearby routes
Best routes near Guitar Lake
68
hikers
23.7km
09:20
1,180m
1,180m
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Hard
11
hikers
15.6km
06:16
900m
900m
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Hard
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Elevation 3,500 m
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