Palisades Glacier trail to Mt Sill

by piero scaruffi | Mt Sill hiking notes | Other California destinations


See also Big Pine's Seven-lake Loop for the route to Sam Mac Meadow
North fork trailhead

North fork trailhead

North fork trailhead


Glacier Lodge down below

Mt Gayley and Mt Sill begin to appear

Mt Gayley and Mt Sill begin to appear


Picnic area down below

Junction with the Lower Trail (to the south fork)

Junction with the Lower Trail


The Palisades in the distance

The First Lake

The Second Lake

The Third Lake and Mt Sill behind it


The Third Lake as the trail goes up

The Meadow

Meadow and Mt gayley

To the glacier


Meadow from above

Mt Gayley, Mt Sill and Palisades

Mt Sill and Palisades

The three lakes


The first three lakes

The other lakes across the mountain

The other lakes across the mountain

Lakes 1,2,3


The trail to the glacier

The trail to the glacier

Mt Sill appears beyond the ridge

The Palisades glacier is visible from the ridge


Concentric circles on a boulder

North Palisade

Lake of the glacier below

Mt Sill, V Notch, U Notch, North Palisade


Towards Glacier Notch

The route to Glacier Notch


Circling around the glacier on a very dry year (2021)

Circling around the glacier

Circling around the glacier

Circling around the glacier


Panoramic view of the Palisades (click to enlarge)


Climbing Glacier Notch

Climbing Glacier Notch

Climbing Glacier Notch

Climbing Glacier Notch


Climbing Glacier Notch

Climbing Glacier Notch


Mt Gayley from Glacier Notch

Mt Sill and Apex Peak

The eastern side

Click here for Glacier Notch to the top


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