Trailhead map |
Topomap |
Historical marker about the Champion Spark Plug Mine |
Historical marker about the Champion Spark Plug Mine |
The white strip points to the trailhead |
The route to the trailhead and up |
Walking on the white strip |
Walking on the white strip |
Walking on the white strip |
The white strip to the trailhead |
The white strip to the trailhead |
The white strip |
Or walk on the unpaved road towards the trailhead |
Walking in the desert |
Walking on the road |
Or take the gulch that parallels the road |
The gulch |
The gulch |
Into the gulch |
Into the gulch |
Into the gulch |
The road resurfaces towards the end |
Looking back at the gulch |
Advancing into the canyon |
Advancing into the canyon |
Advancing into the canyon |
A side road |
and the name of the road you're walking on, 4S135 |
Marker 4S135 |
The gulch |
When there's snow on the mountain, there's running water in the creek |
Ruins at the beginning of the trail |
Ruins at the beginning of the trail |
Ruins at the trailhead |
At the trailhead |
At the trailhead |
Hiking up the gulley |
The "trail" on the right of the gulley |
The trail on the right side of the gulley |
Looking back |
The electric poles mark the route of the trail |
The old electric poles |
Looking at the electric poles from above |
Looking at the electric poles from above |
Up the trail (2021) |
Up the trail (2021) |
Up the trail (2021) |
Up the trail (2021) |
Up the trail (2021) |
Up the trail (2021) |
Follow these posts |
Follow these posts |
Follow these posts |
Looking ahead |
Intimidating nature |
Looking ahead |
Steep trail |
and sometimes just the creekbed |
The trail (2021) |
The trail (2021) |
The trail (2021) |
The trail (2021) |
The trail collapsed here in 2021 |
At this point |
pay attention to the cairns |
and scramble up this way to the plateau |
The trail is faint but these metal spikes mark the route |
Black Eagle Camp from above |
Black Eagle Camp from above |
Black Eagle Camp from above |
Black Eagle Camp from above |
The plateau trail ends in the creek and continues on the other side to the cabins |
The end of the plateau trail before the creek |
The faded "welcome" sign |
Entrance gate |
Gate |
Gate |
Signs to the Upper Mine |
and to the cabins |
The cabins |
Elevation 2,300 meters |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The Upper Camp Peak |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The museum |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
The cabins |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Jeffrey's Mine |
Marker |
Marker |
Towards the Upper Mine |
Towards the Upper Mine |
Marker |
Towards the Upper Mine |
Towards the Upper Mine |
Another marker |
Towards the Upper Camp |
Towards the Upper Camp |
Towards the Upper Camp |
Towards the Upper Camp |
Towards the Upper Camp |
I left a cairn here when i climbed White Mountain six years earlier and i found a bigger one (it marked where i left the trail) |
Towards Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp |
Upper Camp |
Upper Camp |
Upper Camp |
Upper Camp |
Upper Mine |
Upper Mine |
Upper Camp |
Upper Camp |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Another mine |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Another mine |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
Towards Upper Camp Peak |
The summit |
White Mountain Ranch from the top |
Upper Camp Peak |
Looking down at the canyon |
Looking up to White Mountain Peak |
Looking up to White Mountain Peak |
Looking down at the canyon |
View of the Eastern Sierra from Upper Camp Peak |
View from Upper Camp Peak |
Old map of Black Eagle Camp and mines |
Upper Camp in the 1920s |