The PCT at Walker Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 043
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 043 (NOBO): On this map the PCT descends from the Scodie Mountains to Highway 178 at Walker Pass. From Walker Pass the PCT heads northward and quickly ascends to Three Pines Canyon and beyond.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 23.3 mi | 5,007 ft | 7,365 ft | 2,358 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 12.0 hrs | 4,450 ft | 6,096 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 12.7 hrs | 6,096 ft | 4,450 ft | VS |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Walker Pass topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: White Dome, CA
- North Topo Map: Lamont Peak, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Ninemile Canyon, CA
- West Topo Map: Onyx, CA
- Topo Map: Walker Pass, CA
- East Topo Map: Owens Peak, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Cane Canyon, CA
- South Topo Map: Horse Canyon, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: Freeman Junction, CA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.