Box Camp Marble Mountains Plant Explorations

The marble mountain wilderness is a 241 744 acre 978 30 km 2 wilderness area located 60 miles 97 km southwest of yreka california in the united states it is managed by the united states forest service and is within the klamath national forest in siskiyou county.

Box camp marble mountains plant explorations.

Fort jones ca intermediate. It is managed by the u s. Forest service and is within the klamath national forest in siskiyou county. Hiking project is built by hikers like you.

Fort jones ca 2 1 9. There are more than 500 different plant species in the marble mountain wilderness and the wildflowers are particularly spectacular. Forest service and is within the klamath national forest in siskiyou county. Marble mountain wilderness the marble mountain wilderness is a 241 744 acre 978 30 km2 wilderness area located 60 miles 97 km southwest of yreka california in the united states.

We spent the first night at the lower sky high lakes. For simplicity s sake though the mileage listed here follows a route that heads right at this fork making a counter clockwise loop through the marble valley over to the sky high lakes and back to this junction. We began encountering patches of snow and glacier lilies below black marble mountain. Paradise lake lies beneath kings castle along the pacific crest trail pct in northern california s marble mountain wilderness the lake can be reached from the west by hiking north or south along the pct or from the paradise or lovers camp trailheads or from the box camp trailhead.

It is managed by the u s. The camping is best by the lakes so you could go set up first and then venture out unencumbered for further exploration. From the junction you have the option of turning north on the pct to paradise lake or south to canyon creek and the sky high lakes or going forward for a short moderate scramble to the summit of black. Photos of marble mountain wilderness 86.

The land was first set aside in april 1931 as the marble mountain primitive area which comprised 234 957 acres 950 84 km 2. Note that at the end of this hike you will retrace your steps for approximately the last mile back to the lover s camp trailhead. Black marble mountain 7 442 feet looms to the southwest and the rock turret of kings castle 7 405 feet can just be made out to the north. While the views of marble mountain and the valley are awesome it had quite a few bugs.

As you hike take in the beauty of the plants around you. The next day we moved camp to shadow lake. The hike in is not very strenuous. From box rock camp the trail climbed through more meadows to a junction with the box camp trail at a saddle known as jumpoff.

The box camp seemed less well known than the other two trailheads lovers camp can get extremely busy and the. Happy camp ca intermediate. Marble and meadows dominated the scenery as we continued north of black marble mountain toward box rock camp. 3 7 mi 5 9 km 15 box camp trail 5533.