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Details for LT03

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'LT03'
    (Pear Lake West)

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

    1. LT03 is a standard box, at about 9500 feet, in the Lodgepole to Tableland region.

    2. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, July 2002:
      As the trail from Lodgepole approaches Pear Lake, about 50 yards before the trail crosses the outlet stream, you come to an informational sign showing numbered campsites and bear box locations. One box is on top of the slabby bump to the right (west) of the sign. The topo does not show this bump, and the box can not be seen from any point along the trail. It is about 50 yards from the trail, 100 yards from the lake, and at least 100' elevation above the lake. Campsites near this box are on flat sand between slabs, with an absolutely stunning view of the valley and the lake. They are far better than campsites by the other Pear Lake box, but are exposed to wind and weather.

    3. Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
      Two boxes on the north side of Pear Lake.

    4. Find waypoint LT03 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.6034900, -118.6696900) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 350741.0, 4051990.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    5. Previous box is LT02: Emerald Lake East.

    6. Next box is LT04: Pear Lake East.

    7. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Lodgepole to Tableland 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.