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2021 Map of Emigrant Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Emigrant Lake serves as a central hydrological feature within this high-elevation wilderness where the borders of Stanislaus National Forest, Toiyabe National Forest, and Yosemite National Park converge. The landscape is defined by its network of glacial basins and granite summits, including Relief Peak, Granite Dome, and Molo Mtn. A complex system of historic routes like the Crabtree Trl and Huckleberry Trl provides the primary access through this roadless terrain, connecting points of interest such as the Sachse Monument and Brown Bear Pass.

The presence of high-country meadows, such as Lunch Meadow, Grizzly Meadow, and Emigrant Meadow, highlights the traditional grazing and transit patterns that predated modern wilderness management. Water drainage is dominated by the headwaters of Kendrick Creek and the N Fork Cherry Cr, which carve through the high basins near Shallow Lake and Iceland Lake. This area remains a significant study in how trans-Sierra routes like Emigrant Pass were established and maintained through the high Sierra Nevada.