アルパイン郡の絶景の山頂・トップ4

Sonora Pass is the 2nd highest pass through the Sierra, behind Yosemite's Tioga Pass. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses here and is a popular place for hiking. Just to the west of the summit is a picnic area with restrooms, which makes it a good spot to catch your breath after the climb and before the descent.

The way up can be covered in snow even in mid-summer, and it's not uncommon to have downed trees to navigate either. However, the 360 views at the top are breathtaking.

Highest point at 1472 m along the trail to Carson Hot Springs, great views of the snowcapped Sierra Nevada to the West and the desert to the East

Challenging last part of the scramble up to Round Top Summit, which has two rocky peaks separated by a deep rocky ravine requiring some sure-footedness. At this elevation snow can linger long into early summer, so poles, ax, and crampons may be needed, depending on snow and trail conditions.

Round Top affords stellar views across all surrounding peaks to Lake Tahoe, Capels Lake, and on clear days deep into the Sierra foothills in California and Nevada. Carson Pass is one of the highest pass roads that's kept open in winter, allowing relatively easy access to skin up to Winnemucca Lake at the foot of Round Top. From there the incline becomes steeper but still skinnable up to the summit plateau, from where the summit ridge can be approached in boots or crampons, depending how soft the snow is. The ski descent back to the lake and onward to the pass is pure bliss: https://www.komoot.de/highlight/153302 Make sure to obtain a SNOpark permit in Tahoe or Kirkwood before heading up the Carson Pass road.