Inyo National Forest · California

Deer Mountain

6.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 3514 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.1997, -118.1518 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Inyo Craters Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

There are several multi-use trails near Deer Mountain and Inyo Craters.

Link to additional area information for Inyo Craters

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

All 659 trails in Inyo National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.