Wonderland Trail at Panhandle Gap

Panhandle Gap is the highest point on the Wonderland Trail at 6,750 feet. It is often covered by snowfields until late summer. Consequently, it can be a challenging and dangerous route, particularly early in the hiking season (before August) when melting snow erases the outline of the trail, making route-finding difficult. Rapid snow-melt forms transient streams and snow bridges, and footing can be treacherous. A fall on one of the steeper snowfields could carry a hiker far from the trail.

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