{"id":4517,"date":"2015-11-11T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T23:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2015-11-11T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T23:32:58","slug":"piute-pass-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/piute-pass-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why I Hike &#8211; Backpacking Piute Pass Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Piute Pass Trail is one of the fastest and easiest ways into the high alpine country of the Eastern Sierra.<br \/>\n<strong>\u2023 Distance<\/strong>: 9.6 miles (round trip) to Piute Pass<br \/>\n<strong>\u2023 Elevation<\/strong>: 9,345-ft. at the trailhead<br \/>\n10,958-ft. at Piute Lake<br \/>\n11,423-ft. at Piute Pass<br \/>\n<strong>\u2023 Elevation Gain<\/strong>: 2,078-ft. to Piute Pass<br \/>\n<strong>\u2023 Difficulty<\/strong>: moderate-strenuous<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4518 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2.jpg\" alt=\"backpackers on Piute Pass \" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-2-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4519 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33.jpg\" alt=\"Loch Leven Lake\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-33-360x240.jpg 360w, 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Pass Trail\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-150-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4527 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154.jpg\" alt=\"Humphreys Basin\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-154-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4528\" src=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258.jpg\" alt=\"Piute Pass Trail\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-258-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4529 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265.jpg\" alt=\" Peak 12691\" width=\"1100\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265-760x571.jpg 760w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265-799x600.jpg 799w, https:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Piute-Pass-Trail-265-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\u00a92015 Mariusz Jeglinski |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mariuszjeglinski.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piute Pass Trail is one of the fastest and easiest ways into the high alpine country of the Eastern Sierra. \u2023 Distance: 9.6 miles (round trip) to Piute Pass \u2023 Elevation: 9,345-ft. at the trailhead 10,958-ft. at Piute Lake 11,423-ft. at Piute Pass \u2023 Elevation Gain: 2,078-ft. to Piute Pass \u2023 Difficulty: moderate-strenuous \u00a92015 Mariusz 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