
Minaret Lake
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Location: Ansel Adam Wilderness
Trailhead: Devils Posthole Trailhead
Elevation: Trailhead 7,543 ft Minaret Lake 9,843 ft
Trail Length: 16 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
Maps: USGS: Mammoth Mtn., Mt. Ritter
Pictures: Minaret Lake
Closest Town: Mammoth Lakes
Forest Information:
Ansel Adams Wilderness
Mammoth Ranger Station, Inyo National Forest
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546
760-873-2400
Mammoth Lakes Visitor Center & Ranger Station
Directions:
From Hwy 395 take Hwy 203 to the town of Mammoth Lakes. Turn right on Minaret Road and go to Mammoth Mountain Adventure Center (Main Lodge) for lextended parking and to get on the mandatory shuttle to the trailhead. Shuttle stop #6 is Devils Postpile Visitor Center.
Backpacking Gear Sites
Eastern
Mountain Sports (EMS)
Sierra
Trading Post
Cabela's
Mountain
Equipment Co-op
REI
Altrec
Moosejaw
USOutdoorStore
Overton's
Gander Mountain
Patagonia
Paragon Sports
Orvis
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