California hiking trails - Red Mountain Trail, Central Sierra Nevada, Fresno County

   
  No chance of getting bored in California if you like nature. Here in the good state of California backcountry backpacking is the good thing to do. You'll have got to go far from Fresno to get to Red Mountain Trail, but what a perfect site for backpacking it is. The total elevation difference for this backpacking and hiking trail is 2,167 feet which is an average number. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Backcountry trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and Red Mountain Trail is one of them,
    and it's in Fresno County. This backcountry trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Now this backcountry trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This is one of a very small number of hiking
and backpacking trails in this vicinity. The length of this backcountry trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a nice hiking and backpacking trail for experienced walkers in splendid shape. Throughout the months of summer at Red Mountain Trail highs are ordinarily in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Red Mountain Trail are in the 20's. There are plenty of backcountry hiking trails in  
California; each one of them has something unique to offer. Some parts of Red Mountain Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Being 16.8 miles long; it's a long backpacking trail. Red Mountain Trail is a brilliant place of common rainfall; January is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest. The backcountry trails of the Central Sierra Nevada are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in nature. Red Mountain Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Finally, backpacking time is here again, and if you happen to be in Fresno County of California, Red Mountain Trail is a perfect local backpacking and hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Central Sierra Nevada. A good place to camp here at Red Mountain Trail is Kokanee Campground, and close by you come across tremendous places like Potter Pass. Why not camp at College Campground since you're here at Red Mountain Trail, and Coon Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at.
What a place this is for outdoors folks. Boneyard Meadow is right here at Red Mountain Trail; Coyote Creek is near Red Mountain Trail and is always a bliss to pop by. Willow Meadow is a brilliant place here at Red Mountain Trail; whitewater paddling is good on Dinkey Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.1845, Longitude -119.2032
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Total in and out hiking length = 16.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 7.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Total elevation difference: 2167 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Red Mountain Trail:
Kokanee Campground, Fresno County, 3 miles away
College Campground, Fresno County, 4 miles away
Catavee Campground, Fresno County, 4 miles away
Billy Creek Lower - Sierra National Forest, Clovis, 4 miles away
Deer Creek - Sierra National Forest, Clovis, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Red Mountain Trail:
Dinkey Creek, Fresno County County , 5 miles away, Class V - 3.5 miles long (Dinkey Dome to Dinkey Campgrounds)
Dinkey Creek, Fresno County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Dinkey Creek Campgrounds to logging spur road)
San Joaquin River - South Fork, Fresno/ Madera County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Florence Lake to Mono Hot Springs)
San Joaquin River, Madera/Fresno County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Mammoth Pool Dam to Mammoth Pool Powerhouse)
Mono Creek, Fresno County County , 14 miles away, Class IV(V) - 1.5 miles long (Vermillion Dam to Mono Diversion)
 National Parks Near Red Mountain Trail:
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA , 35 miles away
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 42 miles away
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, Three Rivers - CA , 45 miles away
 Hotels Near Red Mountain Trail:
Juniper Springs Resort, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
1849 Condos at Canyon Lodge, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Rodeway Inn Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Mammoth Creek Inn, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth - Opening November 1, 2007, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
 Lakes Near Red Mountain Trail
West Lake, Fresno County , 1 miles away
Mirror Lake, Fresno County , 2 miles away

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