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Details for RN01

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'RN01'
    (Hilton Lakes Trailhead)

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

    1. RN01 is 2 standard boxes, at about 9900 feet, in the Rock Creek North region.

    2. Note: This is 'Rock Creek North', near Little Lakes Valley. See also 'Rock Creek South', by New Army Pass.

    3. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Aug 2005:
      Two standard bear boxes on the west side of Rock Creek Lake, at the Hilton Lakes / Davis Lakes trailhead.

    4. Find waypoint RN01 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (37.4549600, -118.7408900) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 346105.0, 4146569.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    5. Next box is RN02: Mosquito Flat Trailhead.

    6. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Rock Creek North region.

    7. 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.