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Details for KA05

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'KA05'
    (Upper Kearsarge Lake #2)

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

    1. KA05 is a large box, at about 10900 feet, in the Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop region.

    2. Note: This box was present in the described location but padlocked. Perhaps it is only for use by horse packers? This is the second time that I've been to Kearsarge Lakes in the past few years and this box has been padlocked both times. (Gary Craig, July 2002)

    3. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Aug 2000:
      One large box northwest of the Kearsarge Lake nearest to Kearsarge Pass, between the use trail and the lake (close to shore).

    4. Find waypoint KA05 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.7697700, -118.3860200) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 376383.0, 4070032.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    5. Previous box is KA04: Upper Kearsarge Lake #1.

    6. Next box is KA06: Onion Valley Trailhead.

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