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Short spur trail off Terrace, Shadow and Cliff Lakes Trail, leading to Cliff Lake in a cirque below snowy Reading Peak.


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Map Key

0.3

Miles

0.5

KM

Point to Point

7,418' 2,261 m

High

7,354' 2,241 m

Low

11' 3 m

Up

65' 20 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

9%

Max Grade (5°)

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Features Lake · River/Creek

Description

Cliff Lake Spur can be found 2.2 miles from the Terrace, Shadow, and Cliff Lakes Trail start. It leads to Cliff Lake, a small, clear gem-like lake below Reading Peak.

Cliff Lake Spur starts off from Terrace, Shadow, and Cliff Lakes Trail by descending through the firs. Cliff Lake and its outlet stream are reached after 0.15 miles. Without crossing the outlet stream, the trail follows the lake's shoreline to the lake's inlet stream. From here, one can go a short ways upstream along the cascading inlet stream.

Flora & Fauna

Fir trees grow here.

Contacts

Shared By:

Joan Pendleton

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The clear waters of Cliff Lake lie in a cirque formed by a shoulder of Reading Peak.
Jun 27, 2018 near Chester, CA

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Sep 26, 2020
David Hitchcock
Nice spur trail to Cliff Lake. Easy descent, had the lake to myself in the morning.
Jun 25, 2018
Joan Pendleton
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