Roger’s Cow Camp, Plumas NF
Plumas National Forest, Rivers and Lakes
A horrific, huge amount of Plumas National Forest has been recently burned by wildfires in recent years, resulting in many trail, lake and campground closures in certain regions. Call ahead to ranger stations to see what is actually open, before you make the long drive.
Silver Lake has a small campground accessed via dirt road.
Tom Harrison Yosemite Valley Map, Topo Trail Map Yosemite Parks, Hiking Trails Yosemite Valley Trails, Yosemite National Park Maps Hiking Trails Topo Map; Regions include – Yosemite Valley Mirror Lake, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome Hiking, Nevada Falls, Mist Trail, Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park Campgrounds, Trailheads, Shuttle Stops, Merced River. Easily understood w/ several languages too!
Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 24K; ISBN# 9781877689604
The Valley Floor of Yosemite
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Yosemite Valley Trail Map
OLDER VERSION
TOP of Yosemite Falls (see water on lower left)
Yosemite Valley represents only one percent of the park area, but this is where most visitors arrive and stay. The Tunnel View is the first view of the Valley for many visitors and is extensively photographed. El Capitan, a prominent granite cliff that looms over Yosemite Valley, is one of the most popular rock climbing destinations in the world because of its diverse range of climbing routes in addition to its year-round accessibility. Granite domes such as Sentinel Dome and Half Dome rise 3,000 and 4,800 feet, respectively, above the valley floor at 4000 feet.
The high country of Yosemite contains beautiful areas such as Tuolumne Meadows, Dana Meadows, the Clark Range, the Cathedral Range, and the Kuna Crest. The Sierra crest and the Pacific Crest Trail run through Yosemite, with peaks of red metamorphic rock, such as Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs, and granite peaks, such as Mount Conness. Mount Lyell is the highest point in the park, standing at 13,120 feet. The Lyell Glacier is the largest glacier in Yosemite National Park and is one of the few remaining in the Sierra Nevada today.
The park has three groves of ancient giant sequoia trees; the Mariposa Grove (200 trees), the Tuolumne Grove (25 trees), and the Merced Grove (20 trees). Many of the trees in Mariposa Grove were recently toppled by severe winds in 2020; Groves may be closed due to cleanup efforts.
see also –
All Yosemite Maps by Tom Harrison
Yosemite Books
Half Dome Trail Map
Tufa Towers at Navy Beach, Mono Lake
Mono Lake, Lee Vining & Lundy Canyon
Mono Lake is one of the most popular destinations in the Eastern Sierra region. Tom Harrison is the only topographic map that has all of Mono Lake on one sheet.
Eastern Sierra Lee Vining Trail Map, Lee Vining Canyon South; Areas covered: Lee Vining Hiking, South Tufa Mono Lake, County Park Old Marina, Lundy Canyon, Lundy Topo, Panum Crater.
Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 63K; ISBN# 9781877689789
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Mono Lake Topo Map
Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake and make its water alkaline.
The high desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, which thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
Dissolved salts in the runoff thus remain in the lake and raise the water’s pH levels and salt concentration. The tributaries of Mono Lake include Lee Vining Creek, Rush Creek and Mill Creek which flows through Lundy Canyon.
The basin was formed by geological forces over the last five million years: basin and range crustal stretching and associated volcanism and faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada.
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see also –
Ansel Adams Wilderness Map
Bodie Hills Map
Mammoth Lakes Map NatGeo
Toiyabe National Forest Map USDA
Yosemite Highcountry Map
Pine Creek Canyon, N of Bishop, CA
Mono Divide Map
Tom Harrison Trail Maps
Mono Divide High Country, June Lake
Mono Divide High Country, Mono Backpacking Map, High Sierra, Alpine & Eastern Sierra Camping Maps; NOTE: this area is NOT @ Mono Lake
This regional map of the high country Sierra Nevada includes E of Fresno (Hwy 168) Mono Hot Springs, San Joaquin River headwaters, Edison Lake, Florence Lake, parts of Kaiser Pass, Bishop Pass areas of Sabrina Lake, South Lake, & even Rock Creek Camping. High Sierra Trails by Tom Harrison, Mono Divide High Country, Sierra High Country Hikes, Backpacking Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Hiking Trails, Sierra Nevada Topo, Waterproof, Topographic Maps California.
Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 63K; ISBN# 9781877689468
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Mono Divide High Country Map
Mono Pass Trailhead @ Walker Lake
OLD VERSION
REAL OLD ONE
see also –
Mammoth Highcountry Map by Tom Harrison
Mammoth Lakes Mono Divide Map NatGeo
Mono Lake Map
Pine Creek Trailhead
