Sierra Nevada Bear Boxes
Details for HS09
Generated on 25 Jun 2010, see revision history for update details.

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Bear box 'HS09'
(Upper Hamilton Lake #1)

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HS09 is a standard box, at about 8300 feet, in the High Sierra Trail region.
Note: There are three standard boxes near the outlet of Lake 8235: two are immediately obvious from the trail, one is a bit obscure. All three are southwest of where the trail crosses the outlet stream.
Directions from Gary Craig, with GPS waypoint, August 2002:
This is the highest elevation and most southern box, the farthest from the trail, up on a shelf to the south next to one of the more remote camp spots. There is a map on the signboard that one sees upon entering the camping area showing the 'official' camp spots, the boxes, and the outhouse. But I found the map rather confusing.
Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
Three boxes in the main camp area at the west end of Hamilton Lake.

Find waypoint HS09 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
(NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)

  (lat,lon) = (36.5633500, -118.5787900) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 358799.0, 4047400.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.

Previous box is HS08: Bearpaw Meadow North.
Next box is HS10: Upper Hamilton Lake #2.
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Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.