Hiking the Carson Iceberg Wilderness from Tyon Peak to Wolf Creek

Main Features: Tyron Peak.

Asa Lake sits a short 1.69 miles and quick 800 feet below the Southwest side of Tyron Peak. We continue to descend another 120 feet over the .41 of a mile that separates Asa Lake and Wolf Creek Pass.

From Wolf Creek Pass we begin a moderate climb towards Wolf Creek, where there is a fine campsite on the North side of the Creek.

Wolf Creek Pass is a local trail hub.

The trails that meet here radiate out over the circumfrance of the Carson Iceberg Wilderness. To our Southwest the trail down to Highland Lakes splits off to access Disaster and Arnot Creeks down to their respective trailheads along the Clarks fork of the Stanislaus River near Highway 108.

The trail continues through Gardiner Meadow to intersect with the dirt road from Highway 4 out to Highland Lakes. We can follow this down to Upper Highland Lake and the Highland Creek Trailhead, which will connect us up with the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail at Jenkins Canyon. From here we can head North towards Lake Alpine or South towards the Clarks Fork of the Stanislaus River, where we will emerge at the Arnot Creek Trailhead.

To our Northeast Wolf Creek Pass brings us over to the East side of Bull Canyon and Highland Peak, where Wolf Creek drains Northeast to feed the East Fork of the Carson River.

And lest we forget, we have our Pacific Crest Trail running South through the upper reaches of the East Fork of the Carson River before we finish this section at Sonora Pass.

Wolf Creek pass is a local trail hub, offering access to all points within the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.

The map above depicts the Pacific Crest Trail from Tyron Peak to Wolf Creek.

Map, Miles, and Elevation Information

Miles and Elevations

Tyron Peak High Point           9320                   4.92

Asa Lake                                   8520                   6.61

                                          +1                                     .0

Wolf Creek Pass                      8400                   7.02

                                          +1                               .0

Wolf Creek                                9199                  8.63

Murray Canyon                         9360                 10.87

Ebbetts to Sonora Pass Topo maps Index

Ebbetts Pass trail head

Upper Map: Ebbetts Pass, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

Lower Map: Dardanelles Cone, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

Compass Offset: Magnetic North is 18.25 degrees East of True North

scale: 1: 24 000

Contours:

Upper Map = 40 feet

Lower Map = 80 feet

National Forest: Stanislaus National Forest

Backpacking permitting authority: Calaveras Ranger District

Wilderness Area: Carson-Iceberg Wilderness

Physical location: Between Highways 4 and 108

Tyron Peak : 9320 feet

Wolf Creek Pass : 8732 feet

Wolf Creek: 9199 feet

Trail Guide, Section: Ebbetts Pass to Sonora Pass

Trail Guide, Segment: Ebbetts Pass Trail head

Google Map: Highway 4

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