Why does the visitor guide describe a two-mile loop while reviewed source geometry totals approximately 2.5 miles?

gap · gap-convict-lake-loop-distance-reconciliation

Wayproof preserves both values. The small south cul-de-sac offers two nearly equal mapped road arms; the displayed geometry uses the shorter arm, but that choice accounts for only a few feet and does not explain the roughly half-mile source discrepancy.

Open question. The following evidence does not resolve this gap. Use the recorded question and reason to understand what needs confirmation.

Claims and evidence

Ordered route geometry

Distance miles
2.49882557
Distance status
mixed source published and geometry derived
Route shape
loop
Segment ids
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-01
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-02
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-03
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-04
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-05
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-east-south-road-link
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-east-shore-trail
  • route-segment-convict-lake-loop-east-north-road-link
Start node id
route-node-convict-lake-loop-east
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-convict-lake-loop

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The July 2026 USGS Transportation service returns the Convict Lake Road and Boat Launch road features plus a paved 0.34564349-mile CONVICT LAKE VIS trail. Their geometry matches the road-trail-road loop closure depicted by the official Forest Service hiking map. The south road feature intersects the paved trail endpoint within 0.4 meter; the north road and retained trail endpoints match within approximately 1.4 meters.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T11:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-convict-lake-loop-closure-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published route profile

Round trip miles
2
Route description
hike around Convict Lake
View context
lake and Mount Morrison
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-convict-lake-loop

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo visitor guide recommends a two-mile hike around Convict Lake for views of the lake against Mount Morrison.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-24T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (2)

The Inyo visitor guide recommends a two-mile hike around Convict Lake for views of the lake against Mount Morrison.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-24T07:30:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

The July 2026 USGS Transportation service returns the Convict Lake Road and Boat Launch road features plus a paved 0.34564349-mile CONVICT LAKE VIS trail. Their geometry matches the road-trail-road loop closure depicted by the official Forest Service hiking map. The south road feature intersects the paved trail endpoint within 0.4 meter; the north road and retained trail endpoints match within approximately 1.4 meters.

Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T11:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

Recorded artifact references
  • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-convict-lake-loop-closure-20260925.geojson

References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published record history

History lists published operations; it does not reconstruct removed content or confirm that external media remains available.

JSON

Historical evidence is not a guarantee of current conditions.