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Lower Monarch Lake (right) and Upper Monach Lake (left) as seen from Sawtooth Peak.
View of Mineral King Valley from the Monarch Lake/Sawtooth Pass Trail.
Monarch Lake/Sawtooth Pass Trail.
Follow the signs for Monarch Lake.
Monarch Creek drainage.
Timber Gap.
Great views of Sawtooth Peak (12,343') from the Monarch Lake Trail.
Elevated view of the trail section that runs below Monarch Lake.
Lower Monarch Lake.
Lower Monarch Lake.
Mineral Peak (11,615') above Lower Monarch Lake.
View over Lower Monarch Lake and Upper Monarch Lake from the Sawtooth Pass Trail.
Returning to the trailhead.
Mineral King Valley.