Hiking to Mt Leconte and Mt Mallory
(Copyright © 2010 Piero Scaruffi)
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Notes of this trip
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Parking area |
The trailhead is off this road hidden in the campground |
The trailhead |
The trailhead |
After five minutes you hit the road again |
After five minutes you hit the road again: look for this sign |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake |
The only junction: turn right |
Towards Meysan Lake |
Towards Meysan Lake (Mt Leconte to the left and Mt Mallory to the right) |
Groese |
Towards Meysan Lake |
The meadow and end of the trail |
Skeleton |
Easiest way to reach the lake |
Easiest way to reach the lake |
Meysan Lake |
Meysan Lake |
Meysan Lake |
The southern wall to the plateau |
The southern wall to the plateau |
Around the lake |
Around the lake |
Around the lake |
The plateau with LeConte to the left and Mallory to the right |
The route to the plateau |
The deadly Mallory glacier |
The lake from above |
The lake from above |
Above the cliff |
Meysan Lake to Owens Valley |
Above the cliff |
Above the cliff (coast this peaklet to the left) |
The cliff from above |
The deadly Mallory glacier |
Meysan Lake to Owens Valley |
The lower lakes |
Inside the chute coasting the snow |
Flowers |
The plateau |
Green stains |
The lakes below |
The western wall of the Mallory glacier |
The western wall of the Mallory glacier |
Owens Valley |
Meysan Lake |
The plateau |
Meysan Lake |
Corcoran? |
The chute from above |
Leconte |
Leconte |
The plateau and the unnamed mountain to the south |
LeConte |
The lakes below |
The chute below |
Meysan and Corcoran |
Unnamed mountain between Leconte and Mallory |
Snow |
Snow |
Leconte |
Leconte |
Unnamed mountain |
Unnamed mountain |
Mallory |
Leconte |
The southwestern chute of Leconte |
Plaque to Kyle Ebeling |
And you can see why |
The groove to move east |
Click here for Mt Leconte
Mt Mallory across the plateau |
View south |
View south |
View south |
Owens Valley |
Corcoran |
Mallory |
Unnamed mountain, plateau and Mt Mallory from Leconte |
Owens Valley |
Towards Mallory |
Towards Mallory |
Towards Mallory |
The plateau and Mt Leconte |
Climbing Mt Mallory |
Climbing Mt Mallory |
Climbing Mt Mallory |
The forest to the south |
Climbing Mt Mallory |
Sky Blue Lake to the south |
Lakes to the south |
Lakes to the south |
Mt Mallory's summit |
Mt Mallory's summit |
Mt Mallory's summit |
Mt Whitney and Russell |
Mt Russell |
Southern lakes |
Meysan lake to Owens Valley |
Owens Valley |
Great Western Divide in the distance |
Great WEstern Divide |
Mt Muir? |
Leconte |
The way i came |
Going down |
Going down |
Going down |
One last view of the route |
Waterfall below Meysan Lake |
Waterfall |
Waterfall |
Waterfall |
Waterfall |
(Copyright © 2010 Piero
Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me