Glen Alpine Traverse

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April 16-17, 2016
The "Glen Alpine Traverse" is a name I dubbed for a string-up of ten peaks surrounding the Glen Alpine Drainage in the Desolation Wilderness. This prominent drainage contains Glen Alpine Creek, which drains water from Lake Aloha to the west into Fallen Leaf Lake to the east. Almost all the peaks on this traverse are quite popular, especially during summer months, and I would not be surprised if similar variations of this route have been completed in the past. If this route were to be done in the summer, it would be possible as a long dayhike, but I wanted to see it in all its winter glory and absent of the usual summer crowds as well as watch the sunrise from Dicks Peak, thus requiring 2 days. This marked my third traverse in the Crystal Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada, after the Crystal Range Traverse and Meeks Traverse.

Getting to the trailhead: From CA-89 in South Lake Tahoe, head south on Fallen Leaf Rd to the Fallen Leaf Chapel on the south side of Fallen Leaf Lake. Park in a small pullout across the street from the chapel.

Trailhead coordinates (lat/lon): 38.8797, -120.0708

Peak	Elevation	Topographic Prominence	Summit Coordinates (lat/lon)
Angora Peak	8,588 ft	168 ft	38.8671, -120.073
Indian Rock	8,620 ft	40 ft	38.8646, -120.0761
Echo Peak	8,895 ft	715 ft	38.8565, -120.0733
Keiths Dome	8,646 ft	306 ft	38.8596, -120.1063
Cracked Crag	8,782 ft	482 ft	38.8691, -120.1296
Jacks Peak	9,856 ft	396 ft	38.8903, -120.1539
Dicks Peak	9,974 ft	1,554 ft	38.9004, -120.1510
"Kalmia Peak"	9,579 ft	399 ft	38.9066, -120.1307
Mt. Tallac	9,735 ft	715 ft	38.9058, -120.0990
Cathedral Peak	8,390 ft	15 ft	38.8870, -120.0845

Trip report (click on day 1 to begin)

Day 1: Fallen Leaf Lake to Dicks Peak

Day 2: Dicks Peak to Fallen Leaf Lake

Total Stats
18.9 miles    8,710 ft gain/loss

Map (Since Blogger does not let me upload this file at full size, email me at eric.jsc@gmail.com for a full sized version of this map)

Weather Forecasts
trailhead
8,800 ft

Peakbagger Pages
Angora Peak
Indian Rock
Echo Peak
Keiths Dome
Cracked Crag
Jacks Peak
Dicks Peak
Kalmia Peak
Mt. Tallac
Cathedral Peak

Summitpost Pages
Echo Peak
Cracked Crag
Dicks Peak
Jacks Peak
Mt. Tallac