USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

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Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

Claims and evidence

Published map elevation

Elevation ft
13713
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-peak-bear-creek-spire

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published map elevation

Elevation ft
13704
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-peak-mount-abbot

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published map elevation

Elevation ft
13600
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-peak-mount-dade

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published map elevation

Elevation ft
13748
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-peak-mount-morgan-south

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Published map elevation

Elevation ft
12835
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-peak-mount-starr-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Mapped recreation inventory

Campgrounds
  • campground-palisade-rock-creek
  • campground-pine-grove-rock-creek
  • campground-upper-pine-grove-rock-creek
  • campground-rock-creek-lake
  • campground-tamarack-rock-creek
  • campground-east-fork-inyo
Road
road-rock-creek-inyo
Trailheads
  • trailhead-mosquito-flat
  • trailhead-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek
  • trailhead-hilton-lakes-rock-creek
Wilderness
wilderness-john-muir
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-rock-creek-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Hilton Lakes Trail
One way distance miles from source features
4.08534229
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
770
Approximate cumulative loss ft
530
End elevation ft
10107
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
10377
Minimum elevation ft
9842
Precision
approximate
Sample count
67
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
9862
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Little Lakes Valley Trail
One way distance miles from source features
3.60003589
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
1080
Approximate cumulative loss ft
190
End elevation ft
11107
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
11107
Minimum elevation ft
10224
Precision
approximate
Sample count
59
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
10224
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-little-lakes-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Mono Pass Trail from Mosquito Flat
One way distance miles from source features
3.32465708
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
1820
Approximate cumulative loss ft
10
End elevation ft
12042
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
12042
Minimum elevation ft
10224
Precision
approximate
Sample count
55
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
10224
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Morgan Pass Trail from Mosquito Flat
One way distance miles from source features
5.48061415
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
1140
Approximate cumulative loss ft
810
End elevation ft
10548
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
11107
Minimum elevation ft
10224
Precision
approximate
Sample count
90
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
10224
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Tamarack Lakes Trail
One way distance miles from source features
5.19126423
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
2200
Approximate cumulative loss ft
330
End elevation ft
11574
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
11643
Minimum elevation ft
9707
Precision
approximate
Sample count
85
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
9707
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Trailhead operational profile

Parking
Capacity
unknown
Overflow
unknown
Status
unknown
Potable water
Status
unknown
Road access
Surface
paved
Route connector
Description
Official map depicts the Hilton Creek Lakes route meeting the trailhead.
Exact geometry
unresolved
Status
depicted
Toilets
Status
unknown
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts the Hilton Creek Lakes route meeting a trailhead beside Rock Creek Lake. The mapped road approach is paved. The map does not publish a parking-space count, overflow arrangement, restroom, or potable-water service for this trailhead.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T22:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (3)

The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts the Hilton Creek Lakes route meeting a trailhead beside Rock Creek Lake. The mapped road approach is paved. The map does not publish a parking-space count, overflow arrangement, restroom, or potable-water service for this trailhead.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T22:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Recorded artifact references
  • Rock Creek Area Trails map

References are not a confirmation of current availability.

The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Recorded artifact references
  • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

References are not a confirmation of current availability.

The official Rock Creek Area Trails map labels Mount Morgan at 13,748 feet, Mount Starr at 12,835 feet, Mount Dade at 13,600 feet, Mount Abbot at 13,704 feet, and Bear Creek Spire at 13,713 feet. The mapped maintained routes pass near these peaks but the map does not depict a maintained trail reaching their summits.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T23:30:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Recorded artifact references
  • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

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.