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Hike to the top of the Kings-Kaweah Divide with its beautiful backcountry lakes.


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Map Key

6.0

Miles

9.6

KM

Point to Point

9,468' 2,886 m

High

8,236' 2,510 m

Low

1,636' 499 m

Up

445' 136 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

24%

Max Grade (13°)

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Features Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers

Description

Leaving Weaver Lake Trail #30E09, head south further up through the sequoia grove. After about half a mile, you'll cross Stony Creek and reach Poison Meadow. After another half mile, views south and west slowly open up and the trail becomes more of a granite scree field. At 1.5 miles, the trail bends east and descends for just a bit before ascending again to Poop Out Pass. Reach Stony Creek Trail at 2.5 miles and Poop Out Pass at 3 miles. The pass itself is very unimpressive without any views and in fact it's hard to tell where exactly the pass is.

Descend on the northern side of the Kings-Kaweah Divide across a large area of granite scree. Bottom out at roughly 4 miles as the trail enters forest again. From here, the trail ascends steadily. Reach Jennie Lake at 4.5 miles. The lake is a little south of the trail with plenty of great camping spots along the northern shore. Continue further to the top of the Kings-Kaweah Divide. As you reach JO Pass, some good views are towards the south into Sequoia National Park.

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Tilman Giese

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Jennie Lake
Aug 19, 2024 near Three R…, CA
You can see the Monarch Divide far north from Jennie Lake Trail.
Dec 19, 2021 near Three R…, CA
Granite scree along Jennie Lake Trail.
Dec 19, 2021 near Three R…, CA
Siliman Crest from JO Pass.
Dec 19, 2021 near Three R…, CA

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May 29, 2021
Tilman Giese
Jul 2, 2017
Valerie Norton
Little backpacking trip: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2017/07/jennie-lakes-shell-mountain-and-jennie.html
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