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

   
  Relatively far from Fresno you come across Red Mountain Trail, but hiking is such an enjoyable thing to do, and this is a good location to do that. Hitting the hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Red Mountain Trail in Fresno County, California is just the location. Backcountry backpacking here in California is so much fun. California is a splendid place for backcountry trekkers. Every single California great outdoors trail has its own character. This is one of a very small number of backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity. Red Mountain
    Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,167 feet, and that is about average. Backpacking here in the Central Sierra Nevada is a very delightful way to see these hills. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions
with local forest authorities before you head out. With its 16.8 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking trails. This great outdoors trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in tremendous shape. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This is a long great outdoors trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. For the duration of the summertime months highs  
here at Red Mountain Trail reach the 70's, and the overnight is somewhat chillier of course, commonly in the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Red Mountain Trail plunge into the 20's. This is a one trailhead trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Some parts of Red Mountain Trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Hiking and backpacking trails are fine and plentiful in California, and among these are Red Mountain Trail in Fresno County. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. From a rainfall point of view Red Mountain Trail is a pretty normal place; through January this neighborhood sees the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest.

Briefly about the general area:
Kokanee Campground is a wonderful local campground, and a nice place like Willow Meadow here at Red Mountain Trail is too great to miss. Looking for some flowing water? Try Coon Creek; you could always explore Potter Pass.
Be careful coming to the Central Sierra Nevada, you might not ever wanna go back home again. Whitewater paddling is magnificent on Dinkey Creek, and Red Mountain Trail is a good site to visit for more than one day, College Campground is a good site to camp nearby. Some of the water close by flows, like Coyote Creek, and Boneyard Meadow is a great site here at Red Mountain Trail. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff right next door to Red Mountain Trail.

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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These outdoors activities are available near Red Mountain Trail.
 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
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Snowcreek Resort, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Bigwood, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Juniper Springs Resort, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Discovery 4 Condominiums, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
Snowbird Condos at Mammoths Canyon Lodge, Mammoth Lakes , 27 miles away
 Lakes Near Red Mountain Trail
Rainbow Lake, Fresno County , 5 miles away

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