The low point in the ridge above Amphitheater Lake is known as Cataract Creek Pass (11,520'+). Amphitheater Lake can be reached from the Muir trail by hiking up a long abandoned trail along Cataract Creek, starting at Deer Meadows. Lake Basin can be reached by crossing Cataract Creek Pass and then Dumbbell Lakes Pass (11,640'+).

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