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2021 Map of Disaster Peak

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Disaster Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest and Stanislaus National Forest converge in this high-altitude landscape along the border of Alpine and Tuolumne Counties. The terrain is defined by massive granite formations and glacial features, notably The Iceberg and Iceberg Meadow in the southwest. A network of high-country routes, including the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trl and the Paradise Valley Trl, connects various summits such as Disaster Peak and Stanislaus Peak.

Water moves through this wilderness via the E Fork Carson River and its numerous tributaries like Wolf Cr and Poison Cr. Alpine basins hold isolated water bodies like Golden Lake, Tamarack Lake, and Whitecliff Lake. The map illustrates a landscape primarily managed for conservation and recreation, where the transition between river canyons like Golden Canyon and peaks such as Boulder Peak remains largely undisturbed by modern development.