Highlight • Summit
Basin Peak
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AaronLavanchy
July 27, 2023
Hiking
Basin Peak sits in the northern portion of the Sierra Nevada range at an elevation of 9,103 feet. It is down the ridge from Castle Peak, but sees significantly less traffic.
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Elevation 2,730 m