2012 Map of Sphinx Lakes

About this map

Cloud Canyon and Deadman Canyon converge to define the drainage of the Roaring River, a central corridor through this High Sierra landscape. The 2012 survey illustrates a topography of high-altitude basins and meadows, where the namesake Sphinx Lakes sit beneath the high Sphinx Crest and Cross Mountain. The distribution of named meadows, such as Moraine Meadows, Scaffold Meadows, and Big Wet Meadow, suggests a pattern of glacial deposition and seasonal drainage that has shaped the region's wilderness character for generations.