Sylvia to Pyramid Peak
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.48 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,781 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,726 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,994 ft
- TrailRank
- 38
- Min elevation
- 8,063 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 10 hours 29 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3060
- Uploaded
- August 17, 2011
- Recorded
- August 2011
near Upper Forni, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
The route to Pyramid through this area is most often tackled as a day-hike out-and-back starting at Lyons Creek Trail off Wrights Lake road. The route I followed took full advantage of having a base camp at Sylvia where we stayed for two nights. Instead of bee-lining it straight up to the peak over steep exposed terrain I proceeded into a stunning watershed area feeding down from 9,100 feet through a canyon. Just gorgeous!
Followed the least severe contours of the land on the way up, which was still a total of 3,000-feet cumulative elevation gain in 2.2-miles. Coming back I took the the obvious fracture in the face of the cliff southeast of Sylvia. It was insane with a 20-lb backpack. Tweaked my ankle on the way-up turning this hike into a slow-slog survival jaunt. Not for the faint at heart.
Followed the least severe contours of the land on the way up, which was still a total of 3,000-feet cumulative elevation gain in 2.2-miles. Coming back I took the the obvious fracture in the face of the cliff southeast of Sylvia. It was insane with a 20-lb backpack. Tweaked my ankle on the way-up turning this hike into a slow-slog survival jaunt. Not for the faint at heart.
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8,060 ft
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