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The Needles Lookout Topographic print
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Custom topographic print

The Needles Lookout

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of The Needles Lookout.
StyleTopographic
Available in 10 styles: Horizon, Topographic, Blueprint, Type Fill, Ridgeline, Ridge, Peak, Summit, Dot Grid, Risograph
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
Free US shipping · Made to order · at your door in 5 to 10 business days
The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

The Needles Lookout · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the The Needles Lookout trail

The Needles Lookout is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in High Sierra, climbing 1,659 feet between 7,226 and 8,101 feet above sea level. The steepest pitch reaches 41 percent, against an average of 168 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the strenuous band. The nearest town is East Porterville, 25 miles away.

The trail

The Needles are a series of massive granite rock formations rising up from the North Fork of the Kern River near its junction with the Little Kern River.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Needle Springmi 3.0
  • The Magicianmi 5.0

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

More trails in High Sierra

Farewell Gap TrailGolden Trout CreekLadybug TrailEagle LakeSouth Fork KaweahFreeman Creek Trail

Questions about the The Needles Lookout print

What sizes does the The Needles Lookout poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual The Needles Lookout track.
How hard is The Needles Lookout?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the strenuous band: 9.9 mi out and back with 1,659 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.
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Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.