Trip fit
A first overnight when exact route geometry is already in hand.
Public trail page · Stillwater #098 + Amethyst #149 · TrailNFS record · #4149
Amethyst Lake
A north-slope basin route reached from the Stillwater trail corridor.
- Trip distance
- Shared approach + 3.68 mi basin trail
- Time
- Overnight
- Effort
- Strenuous
- High point
- Alpine basin
Loading trail geometry
Route definition
- Published route
- The Amethyst segment is 3.68 miles. The exact trailhead-to-lake total awaits a geometry clip of the shared Stillwater approach.
- Trailhead
- Christmas Meadows · 40.82317, -110.80106
Decision factors
- Do not use the segment length as the full trip distance.
- The route enters wilderness; mechanized travel is prohibited.
- Confirm current campfire restriction zones before the trip.