From the last friday in june to september 15 quota limits visitors to 40 people per day.Langley squeaks by as one of california's 12 peaks that are 14,000 feet or more.
By october 4, the leaves in some areas will be past their prime.The hike starts from the cottonwood lakes campground, already at 10,000 feet, so your car does most of the legwork to get you to altitude.Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 7 h 26 min to complete.
Pick up a guide to ohv routes, maps, recreation guides, wilderness permits, even rent a bear resistant.Mount langley is the 9th tallest mountain in california and one of three california 14ers that can be accessed via a class 1 hiking trail which makes it one of the easiest california 14ers to summit.
Mesoscale precipitation discusion issued 352 pm june 21.Length 12.8 mielevation gain 1,656 ftroute type loop.Mount langley is located just south of the mount whitney hike and is the southernmost california fourteener in the sierra nevada mountain range.
Whitney summit is a little over 4.5 miles with about 3,000 feet of elevation gain.Day use does not require a permit.
The trail turns west and at around 4.5 miles you enter an open meadow with excellent views of the sierra crest ahead.
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