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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