San Joaquin

View of Mammoth Pool and dam and the San Joaquin backcountry, from the 'Mile High Overlook'.
Mammoth Pool dam on the right with the spillway on the left side of the dome. A dirt road follows the spillway down then traverses to the base of the dam. This picture is taken from the Mile High Vista on Minarets Road. The river is less than a mile from the road at this point and the dam is less than two miles in a straight line. It is about a 2,500 foot drop in elevation cross country. There is no trail at present, but if a suitable route is found it would make an all year access route and reduce the shuttle by about an hour one way.