Sierra Nevada Bear Boxes
Details for SC08

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
CORRECTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! contact Steve Eckert.

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Bear box 'SC08'
(Seville Lake West)

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

SC08 is a standard box, at about 8400 feet, in the Silliman Crest region.
Note: After the trail crests a small rise at 8400', it drops very slightly to the lake. There is a sign/map at the top of the rise, showing where you can camp, and where the two bear boxes are.
Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, June 2002:
One box around the right (west) side of the lake, at the middle of the lake (not as far around as the sign makes it look). The western box is near by far the best campsite, with large longs to sit on and lots of flat ground.
Directions from Hal Murray, Sep 1999:
One box is roughly 1/4 of the way around Seville Lake on the west - just follow the main/horse trail. We didn't see any bear box in Rowell Meadow.
Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
One box [unspecified location] which probably used to be located at Rowell Meadow.

Find waypoint SC08 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
(NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)

  (lat,lon) = (36.6832200, -118.7204200) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 346362.0, 4060915.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.

Previous box is SC07: Lost Lake.
Next box is SC09: Seville Lake North.
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Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.