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Drainage context

Recorded for: John Muir Wilderness

Drainages
  • McGee Creek
  • Convict Creek
Managing unit
Inyo National Forest
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo National Forest order and exhibits explicitly locate regulated areas in the Convict Creek and McGee Creek drainages inside the John Muir Wilderness and describe their intersections with the John Muir Wilderness boundary.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Managed land boundary geometry

Recorded for: John Muir Wilderness

Boundary geometry snapshot
Feature ids
  • padus-management:4201
  • padus-management:201153
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-padus-wilderness-boundaries-20260924.geojson
Sha256
da72c0ff13093cf3505bc64a8f780b22ecb9f1758698491ba80e50b981765902
Boundary type
designated wilderness management area
Coordinate precision decimal degrees
5
Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4326
Navigation grade
No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Supports the selected source polygons and their retained boundary semantics.

    USGS PAD-US Management Areas reports the selected designated wilderness polygons by managing agency.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-padus-wilderness-boundaries-20260924.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Wilderness travel practices

Recorded for: John Muir Wilderness

Goat closure
Area
south end of Little Lakes Valley including Treasure Lakes, Morgan Pass, and Morgan Lakes
Closed to
goats
Pack stock right of way
Yes
Treat surface water
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: 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 official wilderness hiking guide describes access from Rock Creek Canyon to Mosquito Flat, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, and Tamarack Lakes; identifies a goat closure at the south end of Little Lakes Valley including Treasure Lakes, Morgan Pass, and Morgan Lakes; recommends treating surface water; and states that pack stock have right of way.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

    Recorded artifact references
    • Wilderness Hiking: Rock Creek Canyon

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

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Evidence for 3 published claims
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