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Details for CG02

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'CG02'
    (Tent Meadow)

    Detail Map: (scroll down for directions, waypoints, and area map)

    1. CG02 is a standard box, at about 7840 feet, in the Cedar Grove Area region.

    2. Note: Lower Tent Mdw was not marked on the old 15' maps, and it used to be unclear WHICH creek crossing the ranger meant. This bear box is actually BETWEEN the upper and lower tent meadows as marked on the modern 7.5' quads, at 7840'. Check your map carefully: the 7800' contour line is easy to mis-read.

    3. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Aug 2005:
      One box in the trees just upslope (north) from the trail and just upcanyon (northeast) from the stream crossing. There is a signpost, apparently marking the campsite or the bear box, but as of 2005 the sign itself was missing and the wood was deteriorated. There is no Upper Tent Meadow campsite, this is the only campsite in the area.

      The trail stays well west of Copper Creek in this area. There are two side streams from the east face of Mt Hutchings which drain into Copper Creek, and the box is where the higher (northern) side stream crosses the trail. An altimeter is the best way to find this box, since a good GPS signal is hard to obtain in the narrow canyon with tall trees and there are seasonal streams in addition to the two streams shown on the 7.5' quad.

    4. Directions from 'pctPacker', Dec 1999:
      There is a standard bear box chained to a tree in the Lower Tent Meadow campsites, just west of the trail sign after crossing the creek at 7840'. The rangers at Cedar Grove told us there was no box when they issued our permit but there is definitely a box there.

    5. Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
      One box below the creek crossing at Lower Tent Meadow.

    6. Find waypoint CG02 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.8298300, -118.5803800) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 359146.0, 4076962.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    7. Previous box is CG01: Frypan Meadow.

    8. Next box is CG03: Copper Ck Jct Road's End.

    9. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Cedar Grove Area region.

    10. Use Google Maps or Google Earth to view this region overlaid with roads and trails on satellite images or maps.
      (Click on any icon to get details in a popup, double-left-click to zoom in, double-right-click to zoom out.)


    Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.