Detail Map: (scroll down for directions, waypoints, and area map)
MK09 is a standard box, at about 10300 feet,
in the Mineral King Area region.
Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Oct 2001:
One box about 100 feet below and 100 yards away from
the dam of lower Franklin Lake. It is southwest of
the trail, about halfway to the stream, next to a
sandy and exposed camping area.
Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
One box below and east of the Franklin Lake dam and about 100 feet
west of the trail.
Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Mineral King Area region.
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Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.