1987 Map of Haiwee Pass

About this map

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail winds along the high-elevation crest of the Sierra Nevada, marking a divide between the lush basins to the west and the arid expanses of the Owens Valley to the east. This 1987 survey details a landscape defined by dramatic shifts in topography, where the headwaters of the South Fork Kern River and Honeybee Creek originate near the Tulare and Inyo county line. The high-country terrain includes landmarks such as Round Mountain and the high Summit, alongside remote meadows like Bear Trap Meadow and Summit Meadow. Evidence of earlier resource extraction and transportation is found in a lone Prospect and the Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the valley floor. High-mountain crossings including Olancha Pass and Haiwee Pass provide historical transit points between the Golden Trout Wilderness and the lower sage flats near Soda Spring.