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Grouse Lake and failed attempt to Goat Mountain

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Distance
20.21 mi
Elevation gain
6,952 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
6,952 ft
Max elevation
11,487 ft
TrailRank 
30
Min elevation
11,487 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
10 hours 48 minutes
Coordinates
7723
Uploaded
July 1, 2021
Recorded
June 2021
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near Kanawyers, California (United States)

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Itinerary description

I made 3 mistakes on my goal to hike Goat Mountain: 1) I started at 5:30AM, and I should have started a couple of hours earlier. 2) I missed the faint trail to Grouse Lake. However, I found the correct route on my way back from Grouse Lake, so use this route on your way to Grouse Lake. 3) Once I hiked above Grouse Lake, I should have aimed for the saddle between Munger Peak and Goat Mountain, and then hiked the ridge up to Goat Mountain.

Also, this is a very dry year. The only source of non-murky water was at Grouse Lake, and some of the streams above Grouse Lake.

I'll make another attempt to hike Goat Mountain next year. Also, Grouse Lake is very nice. I saw plenty of trout swimming in the lake. And there were no people at the lake.

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