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Kings Canyon National Park/California

Armstrong Canyon Trail

0.3 mi

Distance

200 ft

Elev. Gain

11m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Armstrong Canyon Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,529 ft
Max:2,594 ft
Gain:65 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,529 ft and 2,594 ft across 0.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,529 ft2,551 ft2,572 ft2,594 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,529 ft
End0.3 mi2,594 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Independence, CA · about 10 mi away
County:
Inyo County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Kings Canyon National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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