"Long day of peakbagging around Sonora Pass including Sonora Peak, Stanislaus Peak, and Leavitt Peak. For the second leg, I made the short drive to Sonora Pass summit and headed south on the PCT towards Leavitt Peak, passing scores of thru-hikers along the way. It's a stunning stretch of the PCT - completely volcanic with not a pebble of granite to be found, yet replete with the lakes, cirques, and snowfields that are typical in the rest of the range. I chose to ascend Leavitt's NE ridge based on it's description on Summitpost as a satisfying cl. 2 scramble. In reality it was pretty sketchy. Top of the ridge was characterized by blocky volcanic aretes that went anywhere from cl. 3 to cl. 5, but chossy as hell. Right side (north) of the ridge was a sheer cliff. Left side (south) was a very steep slab covered with a thin layer of ball-bearing sized scree. I climbed the aretes when I could and dropped down to the slippery left-side when needed. Not recommended. Took the standard east slope down. Dramatic views of the exploding Tamarack Fire from the summit." — klotito • Jul 17, 2021

"Nice early morning start - but wasn't first. Met a lot of through hikers coming north. Across a bunch of scattered snow fields all along the route - then head up on the pretty established trail. " — gavinfischer • Jun 12, 2021

"Great hike to Leavitt Peak. Parked at the top of the Pass and hiked from there. Hiked 13 miles and 3000'. Very nice views from the top. https://www.relive.cc/view/v4OGmZ1do5q" — mj3920 • Jul 11, 2020

"Really nice hike - interesting terrain to the summit (almost overhung on one side). Fell through some rotten snow on the descent, hurt legs a bit. Made up for it with a short glissade later into the descent. Surprisingly cool, but sunny." — fish • Jul 9, 2016

"Sonora Pass Trailhead-PCT-Leavitt Peak-Leavitt Lake-Jeep Road-Highway 108 for ~15 miles with 5 miles of ride after ~1.5 miles from Leavitt. http://www.ramblr.com/web/mymap/trip/103274" — keung • Jul 18, 2015