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2015 Map of Slide Bluffs

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Slide Bluffs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Kings Canyon National Park and portions of the Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest converge in this high-altitude landscape of the Sierra Nevada. The map is defined by massive topographic relief, where the Middle Fork Kings River carves deep into the granite between the Monarch Divide and the White Divide. High-country water systems are prominent throughout, from the Blue Canyon Falls to alpine clusters such as the Slide Lakes, Swamp Lakes, and Volcanic Lakes.

The presence of named passage points like Tunemah Pass and Kennedy Pass indicates the historic routes used to navigate this formidable terrain. Notable landmarks such as the Gorge of Despair and the steep Slide Bluffs illustrate the extreme verticality of the region. Extensive mountain flats and meadows, including Simpson Meadow, Grouse Meadow, and Bunchgrass Flat, provide the only relatively level ground amidst peaks like Tunemah Peak and Hogback Peak.