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Details for HP04XX

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
CORRECTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! contact Steve Eckert.
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    Bear box 'HP04XX'
    (Upper Camp - may not be near here)

    WARNING! "XX" in this waypoint name means the coordinates and elevation are approximate!
    Please contact Steve Eckert if you can help verify this box.

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

    1. HP04XX is an unknown type, may not exist, at about 8600 feet, in the Hockett Plateau region.

    2. Note: This box may not exist! Waypoint is a complete guess!

    3. Directions from Steve Eckert, June 2001:
      No location description was available from rangers. I was unable to locate any camp or bear box in this area, so 'Upper Camp' may in fact be somewhere else.

    4. Find waypoint HP04XX in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        APPROXIMATE  (lat,lon) = (36.3633100, -118.6546200) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  APPROXIMATE  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 351634.0, 4025320.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    5. Previous box is HP03: Hockett Meadow Stockade.

    6. Next box is HP05XX: Hidden Camp / Sand Meadow.

    7. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Hockett Plateau region.

    8. 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.