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Day Hike - Esmeralda Basin & Fortune Creek Pass

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Day Hike - Esmeralda Basin & Fortune Creek Pass

Lots of flowers! Esmeralda Basin, to the overlook of Lake Ann, to Fortune Pass, down and over to Gallaher Head Lake, and we will finish on the De Roux trail. The route is in red https://caltopo.com/m/5V9U0

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Richard DuBois
Richard DuBois
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  • Strenuous
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 13.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft
  • Pace: 1.75 MPH average moving speed

We are on a jeep road for a mile, and about 1/2 mile on the road to the Ingalls Lake trailhead, this makes it a loop with 11.5 miles on flower-filled trails.

The DeRoux trailhead at 8:45. https://goo.gl/maps/CtLfe1rk85r4zEZq7    This google location  doesn't look quite right. Look for the left turn into the DeRoux campground and trailhead as you approach the google location. If you get to the Esmeralda trailhead, turn around, it is about a mile back down the road.

Route/Place

Esmeralda Basin


  • Green Trails Alpine Lakes East (Stuart Range) No. 208SX
    Green Trails Mt Stuart No. 209
    USGS Mount Stuart
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  • Navigation
  • Headlamp
  • Sun protection
  • First aid
  • Knife
  • Fire
  • Shelter
  • Extra food
  • Extra water
  • Extra clothes
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