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Mount Tyndall Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Mount Tyndall Trail

Independence, California

19.4 mi

Distance

9,531 ft

Elev. Gain

10h 51m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Tyndall 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,925 ft
Max:4,230 ft
Gain:2,905 ft
Loss:2,905 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,925 ft and 4,230 ft across 19.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,925 ft2,693 ft3,462 ft4,230 ft0.0 mi4.8 mi9.7 mi14.5 mi19.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,925 ft
High point9.7 mi4,230 ft
End19.3 mi1,925 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Independence, CA · about 7 mi away
County:
Inyo County, CA

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

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: May 23, 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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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