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Ventana Wilderness Map

Ventana Wilderness Hiking Maps

Ventana Wilderness Map

Buckeye Trail in Silver Peak Wilderness

Several map makers offer topographic hiking maps for the Ventana Wilderness Map, located on the super scenic Big Sur coast in California. Silver Peak Wilderness is to the south of Ventana, and usually included on the same map. Perfect for day hikes, overnight backpacking trips or just getting an impressive view of the Pacific Ocean.

Ventana Wilderness

Silver Peak Wilderness

Ventana Wilderness Map USDA
found at USGS

Ventana Trail Map / Coastal Trails / Big Sur Trail MapVentana Wilderness Map

Silver Peak Wilderness located inside the northern section of Los Padres National Forest (Monterey County California)

If you plan on backpacking the Big Sur Coast, this is the California topo map you will need. This map covers both the southern section – Silver Peak Wilderness & the northern most Ventana hiking areas. This map covers everything south and east of Andrew Molera State Park over to Sierra de Salinas near Hwy 101, and southward to Ragged Point & Windy Point in the southern Big Sur coastline. Camp in coastal redwood groves, hike the trails with outstanding views over the Pacific Ocean, and play in the numerous fern lined creeks.

Map printed with vegetable oil based ink, on waterproof polypropylene plastic. Might be available from Los Padres USFS Ranger Stations. USDA printing 2007; Scale 1: 63 – ISBN# 9781593514655

Ventana Wilderness Map

Ventana Wilderness Map

big sur back roads

nearby towns:

Ventana Wilderness Map

ocean glare afternoons

day hikes big sur

see also –

Big Sur Books
Big Sur Maps
Los Padres National Forest Maps
Los Padres Forest Atlas

Agua Tibia Wilderness Map

Agua Tibia Wilderness
& San Mateo Wilderness 

hiking agua tibia

Agua Tibia Wilderness

Agua Tibia Map, Cleveland National Forest, San Diego Hiking Map; Temecula Hiking, Southern California

Both Agua Tibia Wilderness & San Mateo Canyon Wilderness are included in this waterproof plastic hiking topo map. Printed on plastic in 2004. ISBN# 9781593514198

Dripping Springs Campground

Dripping Springs Trailhead @ Campground

nearby towns –
Fallbrook, CA
Palomar Mountain, CA
Rainbow, CA
Temecula, CA

temecula campground

Campground near Temecula, CA

see also –

Cleveland National Forest Map
Cleveland Forest Topo Atlas
San Diego Backcountry Map

Mokelumne Wilderness Maps

Mokelumne Maps

Mokelumne sits in between Carson Pass (Hwy 88) and the Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) – a vast Sierra mountainous area, south of Lake Tahoe. With high elevation passes that are usually closed more than half the year due to deep snow, this area becomes summer vacation haven for outdoor seekers. Mokelumne Wilderness Maps can show you the details for picnics, day hikes, trailheads, backpacking routes, horse packing trail camps, alpine lakes, reservoirs and the Mokelumne River.

Wilderness Topographic Map

Mokelumne Wilderness is located in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains, above the Gold Country foothills, in between Hwy 88, 89 and 4; due south of Lake Tahoe. Fish, mountain bike, kayak, camp, backpack, horseback. It is all out here in gorgeous-ville. Lakes and peaks, rivers and creeks. All of this beauty and adventure waiting for you, but only accessible half the year (or less) – due to snow. Certain areas are designated Hiking Mapfor winter recreation, cross country skiing and snowmobiling.

Mokelumne is bordered by 3 National Forests, in the middle of the Sierra Nevada mountain range: Stanislaus NF, El Dorado NF & Toiyabe NF.

Mokelumne Map USDA
found on USGS

mokelumne map USDA

Mokelumne Map

PREVIOUS EDITION MAP

Hiking Topo Map
Mokelumne Wilderness Map
#807 NatGeo

National Geographic produces high quality topo maps with Trails Illustrated. High elevation, outdoor recreation highlights, trailhead parking, all roads, all trails, all campgrounds, peaks, lakes. GPS info. Full color, 2 sided map. Map 807

Topo Maps Mokelumne

Salt Springs Reservoir

Mokelumne Wilderness

Bordering the wilderness lands for day hikes and car camp on the outskirts. Plenty of dirt road in this region will lead to dispersed camp sites. Or do a backpacking week, or a horse pack adventure – deep into the untouched wild country of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

towns nearby:

Camgrounds Maps

Free Camgrounds in the Sierra

see also –

National Forest Maps

Mount Whitney Zone Map


Mt Whitney Zone Trail Mapwhitney zone trail map
Tom Harrison Maps

2022: CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain peak in the lower 48!

Mount Whitney Map, Whitney Portal. Topo Trail. Mt Whitney maps. Tom Harrison Trail Map: Mount Whitney Zone Trail Map, Lone Pine, CA; Areas include: Whitney Portal, Crabtree, Cottonwood Lakes, Rock Creek. Whitney Portal Trailheads, Outpost Camp, Trail Camp, Whitney Summit, Mountaineer’s Route, High Sierra Trail, Crescent Meadow, and the John Muir Trail Junction. Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 31.7K; ISBN# 9781877689697

Mount Whitney Zone Map

avenza mapsdownload digital version of this map –
Mount Whitney Zone Map

 

  • backpacking
  • camping
  • climbing
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • horsepacking
  • mountaineering

A day hike to Mount Whitney and back to the Portal is not really possible (for most people), so an overnight backpacking trip is a given. High elevations makes for thinner air and more challenging conditions.

Permits are required to hike this popular peak – DAY HIKERS or OVERNIGHTERS. Authorities limit the amount of people that can be on these trails. A lottery tackles the choice of who gets to go this year. Annual deadline is April 30 @ recreation.gov

How many people wanna hike Whitney?

25,005 applications in 2021

Mount Whitney Zone Map

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USEFUL LINKS:

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Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. It is in East–Central California, on the boundary between California’s Inyo and Tulare counties, 84.6 miles west-northwest of North America’s lowest point, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, at 282 feet below sea level. The mountain’s west slope is in Sequoia National Park and the summit is the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail, which runs 211.9 miles from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The eastern slopes are in Inyo National Forest in Inyo County.

Mount Whitney’s summit is on the Sierra Crest and the Great Basin Divide. It lies near many of the Sierra Nevada’s highest peaks. The peak rises dramatically above the Owens Valley, sitting 10,778 feet or just over 2 miles above the town of Lone Pine 15 miles to the east, in the Owens Valley. It rises more gradually on the west side, lying only about 3,000 feet above the John Muir Trail at Guitar Lake. The mountain is partially dome-shaped, with its famously jagged ridges extending to the sides. Mount Whitney is above the tree line and has an alpine climate and ecology.

see also –

Mount Whitney Highcountry Map
Inyo National Forest Map USDA
Inyo Forest Atlas
John Muir Wilderness Maps
John Muir Trail Books