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Kearsarge Pass
Kearsarge Pass Area Maps Kearsarge Pass Area Map Golden Trout Lakes Location:Golden Trout Lakes Location
Trailhead:Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails:Golden Trout Lakes AllTrails Map
1.5 to 2 miles from trailhead with 2100 foot gain, trail branches off at 1.35 miles to the north lakes 1 & 2
Lake 1 is at 11,264' and is the only lake to hold Goldens
Lake 2 is 1/4 mile farther at 11,264', 2 total miles from the trailhead, and is the largest of the 4 lakes
Lakes 3 & 4 are at 11,374', may be no fish in lake 3
-Little Pothole Lake
Location: Little Pothole Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Little Pothole Lake AllTrails Map
1.5 miles from trailhead at 10,045' elevation
Gilbert Lake Location: Gilbert Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Gilbert Lake AllTrails Map
2.25 miles from trailhead at 10,450' elevation
Flower Lake Location: Flower Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Flower Lake AllTrails Map
2.5 miles from trailhead at 10,531' elevation
Good campsites on the north and east end of the lake
Matlock Lake Location: Matlock Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Matlock Lake AllTrails Map
0.5 miles from Flower Lake at 10,547' elevation
Fishless
Bench Lake Location: Bench Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Bench Lake AllTrails Map
0.75 miles from Flower Lake at 10,881' elevation
Fishless
Heart Lake Location: Heart Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Heart Lake AllTrails Map
3.5 miles from trailhead at 10,850' elevation
Big Pothole Lake Location: Big Pothole Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Big Pothole Lake AllTrails Map
4.2 miles from trailhead at 11,341' elevation
Bullfrog Lake Location: Bullfrog Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Bullfrog Lake AllTrails Map
5.5 miles from trailhead at 10,660' elevation
Kearsarge Lakes Location: Kearsarge Lakes Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Kearsarge Lakes AllTrails Map
1 mile from Bullfrog Lake, 6.3 miles total from trailhead, at 10,900' elevation
Charlotte Lake Location: Charlotte Lake Location
Trailhead: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead
AllTrails: Charlotte Lake AllTrails Map
6 miles from trailhead at 10,400' elevation
Ranger station is on site with camping areas
Shepherd Pass
George Creek
George Creek Area Maps George Creek Area Map George Creek (Sand Trap) Location: George Creek Sand Trap Location
Located about 100 yards upstream of the aqueduct
Great for fishing in March/April
George Creek Location: George Creek Location
Above the sand trap up to the intersection of Foothill Road, George Creek is similar to Goodall and Taboose as a small stream with a lot of riparian cover
Williamson Lakes Location: Williamson Lakes Location
Trailhead: George Creek/Mt. Williamson Trailhead
AllTrails: not on AllTrails
The lower three lakes within the Williamson Bowl contain Colorado Cutthroats
George Creek trail is a steep, unmaintained cross-country route that climbs more than 6,000 vertical feet into the area near Mt. Williamson, Trojan Peak, and Mt. Barnard
Flies
Kearsarge Pass Flies
Shepherd Pass Flies
George Creek Flies
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