Mineral King 2010.kml

Part 1 - Mosquito Lakes, Valley Presbyterian Church

Part 2 - Great Western Divide

Mosquito Lakes 7/31 & 8/1

Cold Springs Campground 7/30

Campsite 8/2

Campsite 8/3

Mount Stewart

Kaweah Gap

Campsite 8/4 and 8/5

Grey Kaweah 13,661 ft
"Second Kaweah" (which has apparently also been called "Gray Kaweah" and "False Kaweah") is a prominent peak on the ridge leading northwest from Mt. Kaweah, and a class 2 traverse from the latter is the obvious route to its summit. "Second Kaweah" is separated from Red Kaweah and Black Kaweah by a serrated ridge known as the Pinnacles.

Black Kaweah 13,680 ft
One of the more remote of the High Sierra peaks, Black Kaweah is certainly the most impressive of the many peaks along the Kaweah Ridge, though not the highest. It is one of the Sierra Club's Mountaineer Peaks and is considered a classic Sierra climb. This peak sees relatively few ascents, only a few parties each year. Its location in the heart of the Sierra provides for a fantastic view and all its climbing routes demand competence and route-finding skills. Composed primarily of loose volcanic rock, the Kaweahs are renowned for their poor quality rock - though no worse than other volcanic Sierra regions such as the Mammoth Lakes area.
All of the routes on this peak are challenging - there is nothing easier than class 3, and many that have climbed it believe it is more like class 4. The SW Face is the most direct route from the Big Arroyo and the most often used. The West Ridge, SW Ridge, and SW Face are all rated class 3. The East Ridge is rated class 4. The South Face is 5.7.

Mount Kaweah 13,802 ft

Eagle Scout Peak

Campsite 8/6

Camptsite 8/7