Desolation Wilderness 7 Summits Loop Hike
Ralston Peak, Pyramid Peak, Mount Agassiz, Mount Price, Jacks Peak, Dicks Peak and Mount Tallac.
- Distance: 38.6 Km
- Elevation gain: 2,956 m
- Maximum elevation: 3,034 m
- Elevation loss: 2,956 m
- Minimum elevation: 1,995 m
- Moving time: 10 h 33 m
- Moving speed: 3.6 Km/h
- Maximum speed: 21.9 Km/h
- Total time: 11 h 14 m
- Global speed: 3.4 Km/h
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Name: Desolation Wilderness 7 Summits Loop Hike trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track
Start: Glen Alpine Road, El Dorado County, California, United States (38.87704 -120.08029)
End: Glen Alpine Road, El Dorado County, California, United States (38.87713 -120.08049)
Coordinates: 38.83295 -120.17530 38.90596 -120.07700
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