Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 17, Peak 7
Bear Creek Spire Area

Updated 25 May 2008, see revision history for details.
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Region 17: Bear Creek Spire Area, 16 peaks (see a list or map of other regions)

View all 16 peaks using Google Maps or Google Earth, or click on the UTM hints below for single peaks.
Scroll down below the regional map for a table showing all the peaks in this region.
Scroll further down for GPS waypoints in both UTM and lat/lon format.
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Bear Creek Spire Area
sorted numerically on Num column

The requested peak, Bear Creek Spire, is highlighted below.

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Num Peak Name
(more links) Waypoint Elev SPS Class Pics and
Reports UTM hint
(map) 7.5' Map Register

17.1 Merriam Peak MERRIP 13103 2 2 pics of MerriamPeak
9 reports on merriam 436304 Mt Hilgard

17.2 Royce Peak ROYCEP 13280+ 2 1 pic of RoycePeak
7 reports on royce 432314 Mt Hilgard

17.3 Julius Caesar Mt JULIUM 13200+ 2 1 pic of JuliusCaesarMt
6 reports on juliuscaesar 423357 Mt Hilgard need

17.4 Hilgard Mt HILGAM 13361 2 1 pic of HilgardMt
4 reports on hilgard 383362 Mt Hilgard

17.5 Recess Peak RECESP 12813 2 1 pic of RecessPeak
3 reports on recess 358387 Mt Abbot need

17.6 Gabb Mt GABBMT 13680+ 2 3 pics of GabbMt
5 reports on gabb 405380 Mt Abbot need

17.7 Bear Creek Spire BEARCK 13720+ M 3s4 3 pics of BearCreekSpire
14 reports on bear 436370 Mt Hilgard need

17.8 Dade Mt DADEMT 13600+ 2 2 pics of DadeMt
12 reports on dade 426385 Mt Abbot

17.9 Abbot Mt ABBOTM 13704 E 3 1 pic of AbbotMt
6 reports on abbot 421390 Mt Abbot need

17.10 Mills Mt MILLSM 13451 3 1 pic of MillsMt
2 reports on mills 416399 Mt Abbot

17.11 Morgan S Mt MORGNS 13748 2 1 pic of MorganSMt
8 reports on morgan 467410 Mt Morgan need

17.12 Starr Mt STARRM 12870 X 2 1 pic of StarrMt
11 reports on starr 439437 Mt Abbot

17.13 Mono Rock MONORO 11555 X 2 1 report on mono 413448 Mt Abbot

17.14 Treasure Peak TREASP 12920+ X 3 1 pic of TreasurePeak
1 report on treasure 428395 Mt Abbot

17.15 Mist Peak MISTPK 12680+ X 2 364382 Mt Abbot

17.16 Feather Peak FEATHP 13240+ X 2s3 1 pic of FeatherPeak
4 reports on feather 426323 Mt Hilgard need

NOTE: M = Mountaineers Peak, E = Emblem Peak, X = not on SPS List (in 'SPS' column)
      ^ = metric contours and elevations on 7.5' maps (in 7.5' map columns)
      Name Mt  => 'Mt' should be before peak 'Name' (ex: Rose Mt is Mount Rose, but sorted on 'Rose')
      Name Mtn => 'Mtn' is after peak 'Name' as listed (ex: Muah Mtn is Muah Mountain)
      Maps listed here are USGS 7.5 minute topo quads

Below are GPS waypoints, in Waypoint+ text format, suitable for downloading to a GPS or importing/viewing in TOPO! software. The comment field contains the exact peak name, as in the various lists of peaks, but may be truncated by your GPS. The waypoint names are all abbreviated to 6 characters. Note that peaks marked by 'X' in the table above are not on the SPS List.

The first set of data below has decimal degrees, with latitude and longitude after the 3rd and 4th comma. The second set of data shows full UTM zone, easting, and northing after the 3rd, 4th, and 5th commas. The "UTM Hint" in the table above represents the peak location to the nearest 100 meters, use the data below for more precision.

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Click here to download a text waypoint file with all waypoints in Waypoint+ format.

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

Datum,North America 1983,GRS 80,0,-1.6E-7,0,0,0
RouteName,17,BEARCREEKSPIRE
RoutePoint,D,MERRIP,37.3090527,-118.7652981,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MERRIAM PEAK
RoutePoint,D,ROYCEP,37.3182153,-118.7708651,07/08/2008,21:56:10,ROYCE PEAK
RoutePoint,D,JULIUM,37.3567954,-118.7816407,07/08/2008,21:56:10,JULIUS CAESAR MT
RoutePoint,D,HILGAM,37.3605756,-118.8267350,07/08/2008,21:56:10,HILGARD MT
RoutePoint,D,RECESP,37.3824014,-118.8557110,07/08/2008,21:56:10,RECESS PEAK
RoutePoint,D,GABBMT,37.3766655,-118.8025700,07/08/2008,21:56:10,GABB MT
RoutePoint,D,BEARCK,37.3680367,-118.7675042,07/08/2008,21:56:10,BEAR CREEK SPIRE
RoutePoint,D,DADEMT,37.3819362,-118.7793178,07/08/2008,21:56:10,DADE MT
RoutePoint,D,ABBOTM,37.3863560,-118.7848313,07/08/2008,21:56:10,ABBOT MT
RoutePoint,D,MILLSM,37.3939822,-118.7899292,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MILLS MT
RoutePoint,D,MORGNS,37.4051573,-118.7329634,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MORGAN S MT
RoutePoint,D,STARRM,37.4289800,-118.7650999,07/08/2008,21:56:10,STARR MT
RoutePoint,D,MONORO,37.4380600,-118.7949599,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MONO ROCK
RoutePoint,D,TREASP,37.3910500,-118.7767900,07/08/2008,21:56:10,TREASURE PEAK
RoutePoint,D,MISTPK,37.3778100,-118.8481800,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MIST PEAK
RoutePoint,D,FEATHP,37.3259300,-118.7779700,07/08/2008,21:56:10,FEATHER PEAK

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,17,BEARCREEKSPIRE
RoutePoint,UTM,MERRIP,11,343642.7,4130419.8,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MERRIAM PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,ROYCEP,11,343168.4,4131445.6,07/08/2008,21:56:10,ROYCE PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,JULIUM,11,342294.3,4135744.2,07/08/2008,21:56:10,JULIUS CAESAR MT
RoutePoint,UTM,HILGAM,11,338308.5,4136239.9,07/08/2008,21:56:10,HILGARD MT
RoutePoint,UTM,RECESP,11,335789.8,4138711.6,07/08/2008,21:56:10,RECESS PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,GABBMT,11,340482.8,4137984.0,07/08/2008,21:56:10,GABB MT
RoutePoint,UTM,BEARCK,11,343569.7,4136967.9,07/08/2008,21:56:10,BEAR CREEK SPIRE
RoutePoint,UTM,DADEMT,11,342552.7,4138529.8,07/08/2008,21:56:10,DADE MT
RoutePoint,UTM,ABBOTM,11,342073.8,4139029.4,07/08/2008,21:56:10,ABBOT MT
RoutePoint,UTM,MILLSM,11,341638.5,4139884.1,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MILLS MT
RoutePoint,UTM,MORGNS,11,346704.2,4141030.0,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MORGAN S MT
RoutePoint,UTM,STARRM,11,343909.3,4143725.9,07/08/2008,21:56:10,STARR MT
RoutePoint,UTM,MONORO,11,341286.4,4144783.2,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MONO ROCK
RoutePoint,UTM,TREASP,11,342796.0,4139536.0,07/08/2008,21:56:10,TREASURE PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,MISTPK,11,336446.7,4138189.0,07/08/2008,21:56:10,MIST PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,FEATHP,11,342554.9,4132313.4,07/08/2008,21:56:10,FEATHER PEAK

Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 17, Peak 7Bear Creek Spire Area

Region 17: Bear Creek Spire Area, 16 peaks (see a list or map of other regions)

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

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

Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 17, Peak 7
Bear Creek Spire Area