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Guitar Lake

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Guitar Lake

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Guitar Lake

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Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness

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    Location: Tulare County, California, United States

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    June 19, 2022

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    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.

    June 20, 2022

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    High above the lake, the trail offers panoramic views of the lake in its geologically interesting location shaped by glaciers over millennia.

    February 27, 2023

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    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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    Guitar Lake – Mount Whitney loop from Sierra Nevada

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    Elevation 3,500 m

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    Location: Tulare County, California, United States

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