Mount Morgan

Peak

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At a glance

Published map elevation
Elevation ft
13748
Map
Rock Creek Area Trails
Precision
as labeled on official map

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Routes and geography

Published map elevation

Recorded for: Mount Morgan

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.

Summit approach profile

Recorded for: Mount Morgan

Condition dependencies
  • loose rock
  • route finding
  • exposure varies by line
Current conditions required
Yes
Difficulty
class 1 to class 2 depending line and report
Maintained approach
trail toward Francis Lake
Navigation grade
No
Off trail continuation
loose drainage and ridge
Primary trailhead
Rock Creek Lake
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 Rock Creek Lake and Francis Lake approach followed by a loose cross-country drainage and ridge continuation; reports vary between class 1 and class 2 depending on line.

    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: Mount Morgan

Coordinates wgs84
Latitude
37.4051772
Longitude
-118.7329467
Source system
GNIS
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

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

  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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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

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