Parking
Start at Granite Creek Campground, where the Isberg Trail begins; Forest Service directions place parking before or after the bridge. Isberg Pass is 11.9 miles up the trail, so there is no vehicle access at the mapped route start.
Overview
About Post Peak Pass Trail
Why go
- Wide high-country views from the pass
- A distinctive ridge crossing through granite basin terrain
Heads up
- The pass requires an 11.9-mile approach from Granite Creek Campground
- Loose rock and faint tread make route-finding slow
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation10,279–10,692 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
4 active Yosemite alerts
- ClosureDome Fire closes Glacier Point Road and trailsGlacier Point Road is temporarily closed because Dome Fire smoke reduces visibility and to allow firefighting operations; some trails south of the road are also closed.Official details
- CautionMist Trail access limited during October repairsThe Mist Trail between its John Muir Trail junction above the Vernal Fall footbridge and the top of Vernal Fall has limited access through October for repair work.Official details
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Trail guide
Hiking Post Peak Pass Trail
The pass-to-pass routePost Peak Pass Trail is a 1.
Post Peak Pass Trail is a 1.45-mile, point-to-point high-country route from Isberg Pass to Post Peak Pass. It crosses a rocky ridge and glacial basin for broad Sierra views. Allow about two hours for this segment. Published descriptions differ: one gives 1.1 miles, while the connected mapped tread measures about 1.45. Plan for roughly 1.5 miles and check a current map before setting out.
UnderfootExpect granite boulders and loose scree, with switchbacks and minor scrambling and…
Expect granite boulders and loose scree, with switchbacks and minor scrambling and route-finding. A recent account describes the south-side tread shifted onto bare granite beside a meadow drainage; the tread can be faint through meadow and creek terrain. The route sits above 10,000 feet, which makes the short distance feel more demanding.
At Post Peak PassThe payoff is a wide high-country view across the Sierra.
The payoff is a wide high-country view across the Sierra. The pass is the route’s endpoint; it is not the summit of Post Peak. The rocky ridge and a tarn near the pass make a distinctive landscape view, with granite foreground giving the scene scale.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Yosemite
732 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,747 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
332 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
276 sightingsPikaMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
677 sightingsYellow-bellied MarmotMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yosemite. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
