Bear Creek Spire

Peak

Plan with 3 source-backed facts, 1 related record, and explicit uncertainty.

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Approach

Little Lakes Valley Trail

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Required
Yes
Topics
  • Rock Creek Road access
  • trail conditions
  • weather and early snow
  • fire restrictions
  • trailhead parking and facilities
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-rock-creek-corridor, scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo National Forest alerts page is the current operational source for forest orders, fire restrictions, closures, and access notices affecting Rock Creek travel.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    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

Source: USDA Forest Service. Retrieved: 2026-09-23.

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At a glance

Published map elevation
Elevation ft
13713
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map

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Routes and geography

Published map elevation

Recorded for: Bear Creek Spire

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.

Summit approach profile

Recorded for: Bear Creek Spire

Condition dependencies
  • snow conditions
  • ice axe or crampons may be needed
  • exposure
Current conditions required
Yes
Difficulty
class 3 to class 4 upper terrain
Maintained approach
Little Lakes Valley past Long and Gem Lakes
Navigation grade
No
Off trail continuation
Dade Lake, Cox Col, and Ulrichs Route
Primary trailhead
Mosquito Flat
Source tier
third party reference only
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The community route reference describes a Little Lakes Valley approach past Long and Gem Lakes, then travel toward Dade Lake, Cox Col, and Ulrichs Route; the upper route includes class 3 to class 4 terrain and condition-dependent snow equipment.

    Publisher
    SummitPost community reference
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-24T02:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: SummitPost community reference

More planning facts

Official named feature coordinate

Recorded for: Bear Creek Spire

Coordinates wgs84
Latitude
37.3680534
Longitude
-118.7676077
Source system
GNIS
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

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

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The GNIS domestic names extract identifies Mount Morgan at 37.4051772,-118.7329467, Mount Starr at 37.4290273,-118.7651963, Mount Dade at 37.3819133,-118.7794894, Mount Abbot at 37.3863529,-118.7848306, and Bear Creek Spire at 37.3680534,-118.7676077.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System
    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: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System

    Recorded artifact references
    • data/source/gnis_sierra_summits.txt

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

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Access and approaches (1)

Before you go

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What current conditions, route-specific geometry, and navigation-grade line apply to each Rock Creek summit approach?

Third-party references now establish planning-level approach corridors and technical character. They do not provide authoritative current conditions or navigation-grade geometry, and the modeled trail relationships stop before off-trail summit terrain.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

No specific claim evidence is linked to this question.

Sources, evidence, and history

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Evidence for 3 published claims
Published ChangeSet history

Canonical data is historical evidence, not a guarantee of current conditions. Recheck volatile facts before travel.