27px, we want 27. Please register or login . Elevations vary from 5,800 feet at Clear Lake near the southwest boundary to 9,892 feet on Eagle Peak, a conspicuous landmark near the center of the area. Gentle rolling topography on the western side, highlighted by mountain meadows and clear streams, forested with mixed pines, firs and aspen, rises to rugged country dominated by ragged peaks where vegetation is sparse.
Wildflowers bloom in summer abundance.
Of seven lakes, Clear, Patterson and North Emerson provide the best fishing for rainbow, brook, brown and redband trout. Severe storms have been known to roll in every month of the year. Eight trailheads give access to about 79 miles of maintained trails suitable for horse or foot traffic. Horsepackers will find outstanding opportunities for quiet travel in lovely surroundings. Most humans visit Clear and Patterson Lakes, Pine Creek Basin and the Summit Trail which rambles 22.5 miles north-south through the heart of the Wilderness with expansive vistas.