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Details for MK04

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'MK04'
    (Sawtooth Pass Trailhead)

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

    1. MK04 is 2 new boxes and 1 standard box, at about 7800 feet, in the Mineral King Area region.

    2. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, June 2008:
      Two newer large boxes in the north parking lot, 10 yards uphill from the paved road. One older standard box just above the south parking lot, 20 yards downhill from the paved road. There is also a pay phone so you can call for repair after the marmots eat your car.

    3. Find waypoint MK04 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.4529600, -118.5964100) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 357021.0, 4035178.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    4. Previous box is MK03: Mineral King Ranger Station.

    5. Next box is MK05: Timber Gap Junction.

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

    7. 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.