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 East Face from the gully past Fern Lake Credit: Nathaniel Weber |
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Carson Peak, elevation 10909 ft, and located in June Lake, CA, overlooks the lake and the town from the Ansel Adam Wilderness, located at 37.74758°N / 119.12411°W.
The Fern Lake trailhead is the usual approach, which you can reach right off the June Lake Loop.
Starting at 4am, I snowshoed up the steep hills of the trail, which were hidden in the deep snow up to Fern Lake, now frozen over and completely snowed over. It is advisable to use a GPS so you don't accidentally step on the lake.
From Fern Lake, it is another mile or so to the top of the ridge up very steep and deep snow, then fairly heavy snow to the summit from the false summit. Weather was great, not too cold, but a ton of snow to deal with in the canyon.
Great views from up top of Mono Lake, June Lake and Banner Peak and Mt. Ritter to the southwest.
