Granite Lakes-10,098' (The Sphinx) (36.8630646, -118.6204986)
Granite Pass-10,679' (Marion Peak) (36.8779943, -118.6112118)
Granite Basin-9,796' (The Sphinx) (36.8541056, -118.6081559)
Granite Creek-4,964' (The Sphinx) (36.7907727, -118.6020437-Mouth)
Granite Gorge-5,276' (Rough Spur) (36.9691124, -118.9920559)
Description:
The field party of the Whitney Survey under Brewer visited Granite Basin in 1864, as shown by the Hoffmann map of 1873, on which the basin is unmistakably delineated. “The region around the crest of the ridge between the forks of the Kings consists of granite masses, with spurs projecting out from them, and embracing basins of bare rock, each having a small lake at the bottom.” (Whitney Survey: Geology, 1865, pp. 392-393.) From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
According to GNIS, Granite Creek was also known as Kellog Creek: Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press, 1986. p85
Trips:
- August 31, 2014 - Day hike up Copper Creek to the Lip with Fritz
References:
- Redwood Hikes - even though I do not think there are any redwoods close to this trail
- Sierra Nevada Tourism site
- NPS Trail Description
- Bill Finch's backpacking trip
- Oh, Ranger!
- Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks by Laurel Scheidt
- Lance Simm's trail description
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