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Regional Map of Bear Boxes in
High Sierra Trail

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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For bear box data, including maps and location instructions, you can jump to:
  • the main Bear Box Page or a clickable Bear Boxes Map
  • click on a sorted list of 141 bear boxes or short list of 25 box regions
    Map of High Sierra Trail (HS)
    Scroll down for 11 boxes in this region, click on box names for details. Previous region is HP. Next region is KA.


    (Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.)

    View all boxes in this region overlaid with roads and trails on satellite images or maps
    using Google Maps (web application) or Google Earth (must download and install).
    (Click on any icon to get details in a popup, double-left-click to zoom in, double-right-click to zoom out.)

    Bear Boxes in High Sierra Trail
    Previous region is HP. Next region is KA.
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Crescent Meadow 6700 HS01 3 standard boxes
    Mehrten Creek 7600 HS02 a standard box
    Ninemile Creek 7500 HS03 a standard box
    Buck Creek 7300 HS04 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow West 7700 HS05 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow South 7600 HS06 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow East 7700 HS07 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow North 7700 HS08 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #1 8300 HS09 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #2 8200 HS10 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #3 8200 HS11 a large box

    Note that each waypoint name contains the 2-letter region code and the box number so you can strip out the RouteName lines and still know which box is which. Route names and waypoint comments are limited to 16 upper-case characters for Garmin compatibility. The comment field contains a shortened bear box name which will be close but not exactly the same as in the alphabetic listing names. Use the 4-character waypoint name as a cross reference with other pages.

    Unverified waypoints are shown in brown, field checked boxes are in black.
    This data is in decimal degrees, with latitude and longitude after the 3rd and 4th comma.
    (Click here for     all waypoints in NAD83 decimal degrees.)

    NAD83 datum, Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees (UTM below).

    Datum,North America 1983,GRS 80,0,-1.6E-7,0,0,0
RouteName,9,HIGH SIERRA TR
RoutePoint,D,HS01,36.5548700,-118.7489400,06/21/2008,19:34:42,CRESCENT MEADOW
RoutePoint,D,HS02,36.5727800,-118.6844400,06/21/2008,19:34:42,MEHRTEN CREEK
RoutePoint,D,HS03,36.5711100,-118.6450000,06/21/2008,19:34:42,NINEMILE CREEK
RoutePoint,D,HS04,36.5722800,-118.6292500,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BUCK CREEK
RoutePoint,D,HS05,36.5651900,-118.6235300,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWW
RoutePoint,D,HS06,36.5642700,-118.6236400,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWS
RoutePoint,D,HS07,36.5648200,-118.6231800,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWE
RoutePoint,D,HS08,36.5655200,-118.6230300,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWN
RoutePoint,D,HS09,36.5633500,-118.5787900,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK1
RoutePoint,D,HS10,36.5636200,-118.5788300,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK2
RoutePoint,D,HS11,36.5639900,-118.5788100,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK3

    Unverified waypoints are shown in brown, field checked boxes are in black.
    This data shows full UTM zone, easting, and northing after the 3rd, 4th, and 5th commas.
    (Click here for info on Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates)

    NAD27 datum, UTM Zone/East/North in decimal meters (degrees above).

    Datum,North America 1927 mean,Clarke 1866 ,-69.4,-0.37264639,-8,160,176
RouteName,9,HIGH SIERRA TR
RoutePoint,UTM,HS01,11S,343557.0,4046720.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,CRESCENT MEADOW
RoutePoint,UTM,HS02,11S,349362.0,4048606.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,MEHRTEN CREEK
RoutePoint,UTM,HS03,11S,352888.0,4048360.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,NINEMILE CREEK
RoutePoint,UTM,HS04,11S,354300.0,4048465.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BUCK CREEK
RoutePoint,UTM,HS05,11S,354798.0,4047670.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWW
RoutePoint,UTM,HS06,11S,354787.0,4047568.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWS
RoutePoint,UTM,HS07,11S,354829.0,4047629.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWE
RoutePoint,UTM,HS08,11S,354844.0,4047706.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,BEARPAWMEADOWN
RoutePoint,UTM,HS09,11S,358799.0,4047400.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK1
RoutePoint,UTM,HS10,11S,358796.0,4047430.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK2
RoutePoint,UTM,HS11,11S,358798.0,4047471.0,06/21/2008,19:34:42,UPHAMILTONLK3


    Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.