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Explore the Cottonwood Lakes to Sky Blue Lake hiking trail with detailed trail maps, elevation, distance, trail difficulty, and trail photos.. The trail up through the Miter Basin is beautiful, but speaking to fellow I met just below Sky Blue Lake about the pass into the Crabtree Lakes Basin, he told me it was doable but the descent down into the Crabtree Basin includes some class 3 sections, which normally wouldn't deter me, but when he said "that's class 3 with exposure", I.

The route from Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead to Sky Blue Lake in the Miter Basin is a 31-mile out-and-back in the southern High Sierra. There are a number of variations to this route, and the hiker is encouraged to add or subtract as they see fit. Practice leave no trace principles, and take action to defend wilderness areas (wildernesswatch.org). This loop begins at Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead in.. From Crabtree Pass, descend SSE into Miter Basin, staying above lake 12129 and making for the small lake basin between Mt. Newcomb and Sky Blue Lake. Follow the outlet creek of these lakes to Sky Blue Lake, passing it on the east side. Contour around Sky Blue Lake to its outlet creek and then descend into the beautiful meadows below.