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Asa Lake

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The
East Fork of the Carson River

Carson Iceberg Wilderness

Topo Hiking Maps for
The Pacific Crest Trail
between Ebbetts Pass and Sonora Pass

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Topo Maps INDEX

Ebbetts Pass
to
Sonora Pass

North
hiking map

Ebbetts Pass
to
Tyron Peak

South
hiking map

Wolf Creek
to
Swampy Lake

TYT-PCT
CONNECTOR

PCT Wolf Creek Pass
to
TYT via Highland Lakes

Ebbetts Pass to Sonora Pass

Miles
and
Elevations

30 min
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Ebbetts Pass
to
Sonora Pass

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Trail Guide

Tyron Peak

East Carson

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14.09 miles Hiking from Asa Lake to the East Carson River Trail Junction

Check out the
Wolf Creek Pass (PCT) to Lake Alpine (TYT)
routes

North
PCT
Ebbetts Pass to Wolf Creek
Northern PCT
link to TYT

Highland Lake to Wolf Creek Pass
Detail South
PCT

Two Sharkfins-Murray & Golden Canyons
South PCT
link to TYT
Boulder Lake to Clarks Fork
Detail South
PCT

South Sharkfin to Boulder Lake
South
PCT
Boulder Lake to Sonora Pass
Backpacking map Asa Lake to East Fork of the Carson River along PCT.
North
PCT
Ebbetts Pass to Wolf Creek
Northern PCT link to TYT
Highland Lake to Wolf Creek Pass
Detail South
PCT

Two Sharkfins-Murray & Golden Canyons
South PCT link to TYT
Boulder Lake to Clarks Fork
Detail South
PCT

South Sharkfin to Boulder Lake
South
PCT
Boulder Lake to Sonora Pass

Mapology

MAP NOTE
Those squares breaking the USGS maps up into grids are the Universal Transverse Mercator / Military Grid Reference System, otherwise commonly known as UTM.

What's important for our general reference purpose is that each side of a square is 1000 meters, or a Kilometer.

From my point of view that is 1093.6 yards or .62 of a mile.

Diagonal: 1414.22 meters, if my trig is correct.

That converts the diagonal distance into 4,639.8 feet or .88 of a mile.

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Hiking
the
Carson Iceberg Wilderness
from
Asa Lake to East Fork of the Carson River

Main Features: Tyron Peak.

Asa Lake sits a short 1.69 miles and quick 800 feet below the Southwest side of Tyron Peak. We continue to descend another 120 feet over the .41 of a mile that separates Asa Lake and Wolf Creek Pass.

From Wolf Creek Pass we begin a moderate climb towards Wolf Creek, where there is a fine campsite on the North side of the Creek.

Wolf Creek Pass is a local trail hub.

The trails that meet here radiate out over the circumfrance of the Carson Iceberg Wilderness. To our Southwest the trail down to Highland Lakes splits off to access Disaster and Arnot Creeks down to their respective trailheads along the Clarks fork of the Stanislaus River near Highway 108.

The trail to Highland Lakes continues through Gardiner Meadow to intersect with the dirt road from Highway 4. We can follow the dirt road down to Upper Highland Lake and the Highland Creek Trailhead, which will connect us up with the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail down at Jenkins Canyon. From Jenkins Canyon we can head North towards Lake Alpine or South towards the Clarks Fork of the Stanislaus River, where we will again encounter road, this time from Highway 108, at the Arnot Creek Trailhead.

To our Northeast Wolf Creek Pass brings us over to the East side of Bull Canyon and Highland Peak, where Wolf Creek drains Northeast to feed the lower reaches of the East Fork of the Carson River. We are headed up to the highest parts of the East Carson River along the PCT South.

Wolf Creek pass is a local trail hub, offering access to all points within the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.

The map above depicts the Pacific Crest Trail from Asa Lake to the East Carson River.

Road Map

Map, Miles, and Elevation Information

Miles and Elevations

Tyron Peak High Point              9320                   4.92
                                                     -800                   1.69
Asa Lake                                   8520                   6.61                                                     -120                      .41
Wolf Creek Pass                      8400                   7.02                                                    +640                    1.61
Wolf Creek                              9040                   8.63                                                    +320                    2.24 Murray Canyon                         9360                 10.87

      

 

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Miles and Elevations

 

Ebbetts to Sonora Pass Topo maps
Index

Ebbetts Pass
Trailhead

Tyron Peak
Trail Guide

 

MAP NOTE
Those squares breaking the maps up into grids are the Universal Transverse Mercator / Military Grid Reference System, otherwise commonly known as UTM.

What's important for our general reference purpose is that each side of a square is 1000 meters, or a Kilometer.
From my point of view that is 1000 yards or .62 of a mile.

Map Names
NW: Ebbetts Pass, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

SW: Dardanelles Cone, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

NE: Wolf Creek, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

SE: Disaster Peak, (1979) Calif., USGS 7.5 minute Topographic

Compass Offset
Magnetic North is 18.25 degrees East of True North

scale
1:24 000

Contours
Upper Map
40 feet

Lower Map
80 feet

Permits
National Forest Contacts
Toiyabe National Forest

Backpacking permitting authority
Carson Ranger District

Wilderness Area
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness

Physical location
Between Highways 4 towards trail junctions to the Highland Lakes Road.

 

Topo Hiking Map North: Ebbetts Pass to Tyron Peak         PCT link to TYT: Highland Lake to Wolf Creek Pass          Topo Hiking Map South: Wolf Creek to Swampy Lake

Elevations   More Information

Tyron Peak
9320 feet

Wolf Creek Pass
8400 feet

Wolf Creek
9040 feet

Trail Guide, Section
Ebbetts Pass to Sonora Pass

Trail Guide, trailhead
Ebbetts Pass Trailhead

Trail Guide, trailhead
Gardner Meadow

Google Map
Highway 4

  MAP CREDIT  

U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior

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