Below is the hike to Split Mt via Taboose Pass and Cardinal Mt. For the route via Red Lake, click here |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
To the Taboose Pass trailhead |
The four-way junction |
Your road to the trailhead is 11S04 |
Your road to the trailhead is 11S04 |
TO the right is 11S101 |
TO the right is 11S101 |
To the left 11S02 |
To the left 11S02 |
Taboose Pass trailhhead |
The trailhead |
The general direction to Taboose Pass |
The trailhead/parking lot |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Berries |
Berries |
Round mushroom |
Owens Valley |
Berries |
Berries |
Berries |
Towards Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Waterfalls |
Waterfalls |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
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More rapids/falls |
More rapids/falls |
Almost at Taboose Pass |
Moon over Taboose Pass |
Looking back at the rocks |
Looking back at the route |
Looking back at the route |
Looking back at the rocks |
Looking back at the rocks |
Looking back |
The moon over Taboose Pass |
Taboose Pass |
Taboose Pass |
Taboose Pass |
Lake at the pass |
Signs at the top |
Taboose Pass |
Taboose Pass |
The USA still uses feet! |
Taboose Pass |
The western side of the pass |
A possible shortcut to reach the north side of Split Mt |
Looking west: Bench Lake on the left |
From Cardinal to Taboose |
The John Muir trail is down there |
Turning right |
Stay high |
Looking back at the turn |
Palisades in the backround |
Palisades in the backround |
Mt Sill to the right |
Towards Upper Basin |
Deer |
Deer |
Deer |
Cardinal and Split behind it |
Down to the creek |
In the valley looking north |
Corner mountain across the valley |
In the valley looking northeast |
From Cardinal (foreground) to Split/Prater |
Looking back to Cardinal |
Split Mt |
Northeast |
Panorama northeast towards Mather Pass |
Upper Basin |
Upper Basin |
Split Mt |
The John Muir trail turns left towards Mather Pass |
Looking north towards Mather Pass |
Split Mt |
The way to the top |
The way to the top |
Up the north face of Split Mt |
Up the north face of Split Mt |
Up the north face of Split Mt |
Up the north face of Split Mt |
Up the north face of Split Mt |
The summit |
The summit |
View north (Palisades) from the summit |
View south (Whitney) from the summit |
View west |
Plateau to the northwest |
Mountains northeast of chute |
View north |
USGS Marker |
Click here for better pictures from the top (and from the route via Red Lake) |