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Steelhead Lake via McGee Pass Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Steelhead Lake via McGee Pass Trail

Mammoth Lakes, California

11.1 mi

Distance

3,035 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 58m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Steelhead Lake via McGee Pass 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:2,399 ft
Max:3,173 ft
Gain:925 ft
Loss:925 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,399 ft and 3,173 ft across 11.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,399 ft2,657 ft2,915 ft3,173 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.6 mi8.4 mi11.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,399 ft
High point5.5 mi3,173 ft
End11.1 mi2,399 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
McGee Creek, CA · in or next to town
County:
Mono 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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