Marble Mountain Wilderness
Klamath National Forest · near Fort Jones / Etna · Shasta Cascade
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- strenuous
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 32 miles
- Elevation gain
- 6,000 ft
- Time needed
- multi-day · long-haul
- Best season
- July–September
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No wilderness permit or quota required for the Marble Mountain Wilderness — self-register at trailheads. A free California Campfire Permit is needed for a stove. One of the great permit-free backpacking areas in the state.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Namesake marble-and-granite peaks · Dozens of lakes · PCT segment · Deep Klamath solitude
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Nights
- 3–5
- Resupply
- None needed. No bear canister required, but hang or store food; bears present. Water generally plentiful.
- Intl tip
- Sky High Lakes is the scenic heart of the range and makes a perfect basecamp for a layover day exploring the marble crest. Because there's no quota, you can plan this trip on short notice — a rare luxury in California. The drive in is long and remote; fuel up and stock up in Yreka or Fort Jones.
The guide
The Marble Mountains, tucked into the Klamath backcountry of far Northern California, are one of the state's most rewarding and…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Marble Mountain Wilderness — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.558, -123.25