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Details for KA02

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'KA02'
    (Lower Kearsarge Lake)

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

    1. KA02 is a standard box, at about 10800 feet, in the Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop region.

    2. Note: A small cliff/waterfall goes up from Lower Kearsarge Lake to Main Kearsarge Lake, easily bypassed to the north.

    3. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Aug 2000:
      One regular box in the trees about 75 feet from the north shore of the lowest Kearsarge Lake.

    4. Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
      One box southwest of the lower Kearsarge Lake.

    5. Find waypoint KA02 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.7694800, -118.3931500) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 375746.0, 4070008.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    6. Previous box is KA01: Charlotte Lake.

    7. Next box is KA03: Main Kearsarge Lake.

    8. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop region.

    9. 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.