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Details for TC01

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'TC01'
    (Tyndall Creek at John Muir Trail)

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

    1. TC01 is a standard box, at about 10900 feet, in the Tyndall and Crabtree Area region.

    2. Directions from Kit Groves, with GPS waypoint, July 2000:
      One box west of the trail and 100 yards north of the Tyndall Creek crossing. It appears the trail in this area is shown incorrectly on the topo. The box is at the coordinate given, but the trail is to the east of the box and closer to the creek than is shown on the USGS maps.

    3. Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
      One box west of the John Muir Trail and about 350 feet north of the Tyndall Creek crossing.

    4. Find waypoint TC01 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.6430300, -118.3875100) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 376047.0, 4055973.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    5. Next box is TC02: Tyndall Frog Ponds.

    6. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Tyndall and Crabtree 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.