Glacier Point > Illilouette > Cloud's Rest
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:59 pm
I am planning a three day backpacking trip starting at Glacier Point and ending at the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead.
I have a permit for Glacier Point->Illilouette for the first night. What would be your recommendation for route in order to decrease the mileage and elevation gain for the second day when we hike up to Clouds Rest?
My current plan is to camp along the Illilouette Creek Tail/ Mono Meadow Cutoff the first night. Making the long trek up to Cloud's Rest the second day and camping in the first legal spot past the summit on the Sunrise Lakes side. On the third day, hiking out to the Sunrise Lakes trailhead and catching the bus back down to the valley. (Bus pick up is at 2:30 pm). Is this plan possible?
What is camping like in the Illilouette Creek / Mono Meadow Cutoff area?
Will the second day, 12 miles plus 4000 feet of elevation gain, be impossibly difficult with multi day packs? How long will this hike take? (Illilouette Creek Tail/ Mono Meadow Cutoff > Cloud's Rest) Alternate shorter routes?
What will the overnight temps be like on the top of Cloud's Rest at the end of September?
Looking for critics and suggestions! Thank you!
I have a permit for Glacier Point->Illilouette for the first night. What would be your recommendation for route in order to decrease the mileage and elevation gain for the second day when we hike up to Clouds Rest?
My current plan is to camp along the Illilouette Creek Tail/ Mono Meadow Cutoff the first night. Making the long trek up to Cloud's Rest the second day and camping in the first legal spot past the summit on the Sunrise Lakes side. On the third day, hiking out to the Sunrise Lakes trailhead and catching the bus back down to the valley. (Bus pick up is at 2:30 pm). Is this plan possible?
What is camping like in the Illilouette Creek / Mono Meadow Cutoff area?
Will the second day, 12 miles plus 4000 feet of elevation gain, be impossibly difficult with multi day packs? How long will this hike take? (Illilouette Creek Tail/ Mono Meadow Cutoff > Cloud's Rest) Alternate shorter routes?
What will the overnight temps be like on the top of Cloud's Rest at the end of September?
Looking for critics and suggestions! Thank you!