Silver Divide

This is a mountain range behind Mammoth.
Here is a good trip report from Duck Pass and the East Side of the Silver Divide: http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6962
Popular from the West From Lake Thomas Edison and the Graveyard Lakes.
This includes Peter Pande Lake as well.

A general overview of the area:

TRIP REPORT DATES JULY 25, 2011 (heavy snow year):
Re: Duck Pass/Silver Pass by Wild Bill on Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:15 am Hi All: I just did this trip July 20-24. Still lotsa snow on the approach to Duck Pass, but totally passable. A gully full of very steep snow above Duck Lake was a challenge to cross by climbing with backpacks on the rocks above. On the way back, it was shoveled out making the return much easier. It is called "Dead Horse Bay" by the packers for obvious reasons. No issues to Purple Lake. Went down to Fish Creek in Cascade Valley. Heavy mosquitoes there. Waist high ford of Fish Creek; water moving slow; not dangerous. Took Minnow Creek Trail up to Olive Lake. Off the charts bad mosquitoes; wore head net entire time. Much snow around Olive Lake and solid snow pack above it. I continued to Lake Of the Lone Indian. Lake was about 25% ice covered, but melting fast. Only one reasonable campsite on dry ground around the lake. Much snow on the north facing slope. Goodale Pass was a solid snow slope top to bottom. Papoose Lake was 75% iced covered. Solid snow on north side of Silver Pass with "trophy class" sun cups. Hikers were making it; but it was a slow, tedious, frustrating, (Add more adjectives here) climb. Back down to Fish Creek, Tully Hole, Virginia Lake, and Purple Lake; no issues. Bring lotsa 100% DEET and a head net! PS: Having 2 hiking poles are very useful in the snow and stream crossings.. Wild Bill Topix Acquainted Posts: 34 Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:27 am Location: Crowley Lake, Ca.