Carson Pass 2613 m 8571 ft.

Pass in 8 hike reports, 6 photo(s). Last visited :
29 Mar 19

Geo-Tags: USA, US-CA
In the vicinity of: Round Top, Winnemucca Lake, The Sisters - East Peak

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California   PD  
29 Mar 19
First tracks on Round Top
Round Top is on my wish list every season and today I was contemplating to start at Woods Lake, like I did here. However, the last winter storm brought more snow to the already very high snow pack in this area and I was afraid to not even be able to park at the turnout there. Instead I planned to start at the sno-park on Carson...
Published by 360 2 April 2019, 16h30 (Photos:10 | Geodata:1)
California   T4+ WT3  
24 Nov 17
Round Top: Normal Route from Carson Pass
Quick trip to the Sierra to check out the snow situation at Round Top. I should have brought my skis along, because there was more than plenty of the white stuff. Walked from Carson Pass to Winnemucca Lake to the saddle between The Sisters and Round Top and then via west ridge (snow free) to the top. Back the same way. (For...
Published by 360 27 November 2017, 04h24 (Photos:4 | Geodata:1)
California   T3 PD-  
26 May 17
Round Top from NE - Elephants Back
I had plenty of real life views and took many many pictures of Round Top in the last few weeks. Due to the massive amounts of snow this area got during this winter, I thought of an approach to the top from northeast. I did not find any reports in the www about such a line, but judging from my inspection last week from the top and...
Published by 360 1 June 2017, 20h48 (Photos:10 | Geodata:1)
California   T4+ TD+  
19 May 17
Round Top via Crescent Moon Couloir
If I had to name "my favorite peak" in my new home, it would have to be Round Top. Not only because I have been on top of it 3 times already, but also because it offers quite a few interesting routes, in summer and winter and with it's >10000ft altitude a very nice view as well. One of the little more adventurous routes to the...
Published by 360 22 May 2017, 16h56 (Photos:17 | Geodata:1)
California   T4+ PD  
16 May 16
First (and Last) Ski Tour of the season 2015/2016: Round Top
The two main conclusions from my hike a few days ago were: "There is plenty of snow on the Northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains for a ski tour and I need to improve my fitness" helped me decide on what to do on this day: A ski tour with only little altitude gain on the northern slopes of Round Top. Since I hiked Round...
Published by 360 7 August 2016, 23h00 (Photos:12 | Geodata:1)
California   T5- II  
7 Nov 14
Stevens Peak and Red Lake Peak - abandonned gold mines and some fun scrambling
Two days ago while hiking in this area I spotted Red Lake Peak on the other side of Carson Pass from the top of Round Top and it's inviting snow free south flank. At home I checked the map to find possibilities which could be combined with this peak. A logical choice would have been to traverse from Carson to Luther Pass bagging...
Published by 360 10 November 2014, 18h16 (Photos:17 | Geodata:1)
California   T4+ I  
5 Nov 14
With Omega3 on top of Round Top and The Sisters - Mokelumne Wilderness revisited
On their short visit in California Omega3 and partner stopped by at our house and "oh surprise", the next day we planned to go on a hike together. Unfortunately the Sierra Nevada got hit by the first winter storm of the season on the weekend before they arrived. However, judging from webcams and the word from a friend's relative...
Published by 360 9 November 2014, 19h07 (Photos:12 | Geodata:1)
California   T4+ I WT4  
18 Dec 13
The Sisters Elephants Back (is) Round (on) Top - Snowshoe Hike in the Mokelumne Wilderness
The Sierra Nevada hasn't gotten much snow so far this season. In fact it looks like this will be the driest year on record (all over California). Therefore the amount of snow in the Sierra is rather meager and after my last weeks test of the snow up there, I decided to not scratch my skis any further until some serious snowfall...
Published by 360 21 December 2013, 01h57 (Photos:18 | Geodata:1)