PCT at Summit Meadow,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 048
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 048 (NOBO): From Cow Canyon, the PCT passes through Summit Meadow before it enters Bell Camp Meadow and Big Dry Meadow, all within Inyo National Forest.
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Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 13.1 mi | 7,966 ft | 10,623 ft | 2,657 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 6.3 hrs | 2,786 ft | 1,774 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 6.0 hrs | 1,774 ft | 2,786 ft | VS |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Summit Meadow topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Kern Peak, CA
- North Topo Map: Templeton Mountain, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Olancha, CA
- West Topo Map: Casa Vieja Meadows, CA
- Topo Map: Monache Mountain, CA
- East Topo Map: Haiwee Pass, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Bonita Meadows, CA
- South Topo Map: Crag Peak, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: Long Canyon, CA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.