Sierra Primrose / Primula suffrutescens. Mokelumne Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.

Sierra Primrose (Primula suffrutescens) is endemic to California in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Ranges. Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).

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Contained in galleries: 2015 Jul 5-23: all: Sierra Nevada + Castle Crags, California, California: Sierras: Mokelumne Wilderness

Sierra Primrose (Primula suffrutescens) is endemic to California in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Ranges. Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).