John Muir Wilderness Maps

JMT: John Muir Trail Map

High Sierra Trail

hiker The John Muir Trail is a long-distance hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.

USDA makes paper maps for John Muir Wilderness w/ Kings Canyon, and Tom Harrison offers the waterproof John Muir Map Pack. National Geographic also makes a topo map for the John Muir Trail.

John Muir Wilderness

Onion Valley Campground

Ansel Adams Wilderness

John Muir Maps USDA
John Muir Wilderness with Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness

U.S. Forest Service – NFS. Old school maps – two large paper sheets. Available at Inyo National Forest Ranger Stations, USGS website or the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitors Center on US Highway 395.

Eastern Sierra Mountains
Highest Sierra Peaks

Perfect for a day hike reference or extended backpacking adventures. Map Scale = 1″ to mile; Printed on paper w/ large storage envelope. Limited availability.

Gilbert Lake, above Onion Valley, Eastern Sierra Independence, CA

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John Muir Wilderness Map Set
Tom Harrison Maps

John Muir Trail Maps by Tom Harrison, High Sierra Backpacking Maps, Highcountry Trail Map. Eastern Sierra Mountains inside Inyo National Forest

Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine, Bishop, Mammoth Lakes – Eastern California.

John Muir Wilderness Map Set of 13 individual maps. Durable, waterproof plastic map; Smaller maps, not folded. Map Scale: 63K; ISBN# 9781877689345

download digital versions of this map –
John Muir Trail Topo Map Set

Heart Lake

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National Geographic makes a decent John Muir Trail Map too!

nearby towns:

Little Pot Hole Lake, Kearsarge Pass Hike

Ansel Adams Wilderness Map

Ansel Adams Map USDA

Ansel Adams Wilderness, part of Inyo NF and Sierra NF

This High Sierra terrain spans some of the most majestic areas of the Sierra Nevada – the youngest mountain range in the U.S. This wilderness is bordered by National Parks, National Forests, and other Wilderness Areas – all the way around it. Kaiser Wilderness and Lake Edison inside Sierra NF on the west, Yosemite National Park on the north, Inyo NF on the east side, and John Muir Wilderness on the south end. Wow!

This 230,300 acre, high elevation wilderness was formerly the Minarets Wilderness, renamed in 1984 to honor the pioneering landscape photographer, Ansel Adams. Known for spectacular alpine scenery, elevations range from 7,000 to 14,000 feet. Rugged granite peaks and passes, with alpine lakes, includes high country east of the Sierra crest. Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail cross this High Sierra Wilderness region.

This USDA map is also available at Ranger Stations.

Perfect for packing and hiking references, fishing lakes, creeks, high altitude camp sites, horse packing routes, or extended backpacking adventures. Map Scale = 1″ to mile; Printed on waterproof plastic paper. Updated in 2011. ISBN# 9781593515188

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see also –

Ansel Adams Wilderness Trail Map
by Tom Harrison Topo Maps

OLDER EDITION

NatGeo Ansel Adams
Map #309 Yosemite SE

Ansel Adams Trailhead locations include –

Eastern Sierra: Lee Vining, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Western Sierra: Edison Lake (pictured below), Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake, Clover Meadow, Mammoth Pool Reservoir, NorthFork via Bass Lake and Yosemite National Park.

Edison Lake

Mount Whitney Zone Map

Mt Whitney Zone Trail Map
Tom Harrison Maps

Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain peak in the Lower 48 USA

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

download digital version of this map –
Mount Whitney Zone Map

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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.

Lake Tahoe Maps

Maps of Lake Tahoe California

Lake Tahoe Maps

Lake Tahoe Maps come in all shapes and sizes. For example, National Geographic makes a large Wall Map for display, listed at the bottom of this page. Furthermore, many recreation maps covering a wide range of activities, are also found for the Tahoe region.

Listed are topographic maps for fishing, day hiking, mountain biking, peak climbing, backpacking, camping, off-roading, cross country skiing, as well as back country snow skiing.

Backcountry Ski Maps for Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular destinations in all the Sierra Nevada mountains. Its proximity to Interstate 80 (Donner Pass), in addition to large cities such as – Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California – make it an easy to reach location that is focused on outdoor recreation vacations. Snow is usually present more than half the year, and winter blizzards can blow hard in these higher elevations. Be prepared drive with chains and enjoy being snowed-in, when the real dumping starts. Consequently, be ready to escape to the indoors, with the casinos of South Lake Tahoe.

Largest freshwater, alpine lake in North America.
Second deepest lake in the U.S.
Second highest lake in the U.S.

LAKE TAHOE – 6625′ elevation above sea level

Franko Maps
Lake Tahoe Map & Fish Guide

Tahoe Wall Map in Tube

JMT: John Muir Trail Map

John Muir Wilderness Map Set Tom Harrison Maps

Ansel Adams Map USDA

Ansel Adams Wilderness Trail Map by Tom Harrison Topo Maps

NatGeo Ansel Adams Map #309 Yosemite SE

Ansel Adams Trailhead locations include –

Mt Whitney Zone Trail Map Tom Harrison Maps

USEFUL LINKS:

Maps of Lake Tahoe California

John Muir Wilderness Map Set
Tom Harrison Maps

Ansel Adams Wilderness Trail Map
by Tom Harrison Topo Maps

NatGeo Ansel Adams
Map #309 Yosemite SE

Mt Whitney Zone Trail Map
Tom Harrison Maps