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Trailhead parking area at the top of Donner Pass.
The Mount Judah Trail Loop begins and ends on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Alpine lily (Lilium parvum).
Giant red indian paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)
The Anderson Ridge, Anderson Peak (8,680') and Tinker Knob (8,950') as seen from near Mount Judah.
Looking north from Mount Judah toward Castle Peak (9,103'). Sugar Bowl's Summit Chairlift is in the foreground.
Views of Donner Peak and Donner Lake from Mount Judah.
Castle Peak's distinctive rock outcropping turrets and broad south face.
Looking south at the Mount Judah Loop, which follows the ridgeline connecting Mount Judah and Mount Lincoln.
Looking south toward Anderson Ridge.
Anderson Ridge with Anderson Peak and Tinker Knob in upper left.
View looking west down Sugar Bowl Ski Resort toward Lake Van Norden and Soda Springs.
The trail drops from the ridgeline and curves around into Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.
Trailside lupine.
The loop trail reconnects with the Pacific Crest Trail en route back to the trailhead.
Heading back to the trailhead along the PCT.