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Sierra Nevada Bear Boxes
Details for MK01

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'MK01'
    (Winter Gate)

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

    1. MK01 is a standard box, at about 6300 feet, in the Mineral King Area region.

    2. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, June 2008:
      One box 20 yards north of the paved Mineral King Road, on a dirt spur road which goes north just outside the gate where the paved road is closed in winter.

    3. Find waypoint MK01 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.4563000, -118.6885200) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 348773.0, 4035689.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    4. Next box is MK02: Hocket Meadow Trailhead.

    5. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Mineral King Area region.

    6. 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.