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John Muir Trail Map-Pack: Shaded Relief Topo Maps


by Tom Harrison

List Price: $18.95
Available: Usually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank: 52177
Studio: Tom Harrison Maps
Binding: Map
Number Of Pages: 13
Publication Date: August 08, 2005
Publisher: Tom Harrison Maps


FORMATS

  • Folded Map


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
Shaded Relief Topo Maps (13, 8 1/2" x 11" maps) of the famous Sierra High Route that will take hikers from Mount Whitney to Yosemite, CA.¶ Well marked trails over USGS topo maps that were beautifully enhanced with shaded relief to better distiguish details.¶ Scale 1:630360. 1 inch on map equals 1 mile.¶ Whitney Portal, Symmes Creek, Onion Valley, Oak Creek, Taboose Creek, North and South Lakes, Vermilion, Bear Creek, Florence Lake, Pine Creek, Mono Pass, McGee Creek, Devils Postpile, Mammoth Lakes, Agnew Meadows, Silver Lake, Tuolomne Meadows, and finally the Yosemite Valley. GPS Compatible! - Complete UTM Grid.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)

Quick delivery!  
My order came to me in just a few days! Much faster than I expected and it arrived in great condition. Thanks!
September 13, 2008

huaynapotosi  
In comparison to the National Geographic Trail illustrated maps Tom Harrison Maps have more user features such as more trail mileage markers and they are slightly more detailed scale. I like the colors of the Natl Geo maps better though. I really like how he's broken his JMT maps into one day's worth of hiking so that you only need one sheet out at a time.
Note this map pack is centered on the JMT if you are looking for other hikes near the JMT or the connector trails to the various trailheads there is very little additional coverage. If you are actually hiking the JMT only they are excellent.
May 31, 2008

Don't hike without it  
Tom creates the best maps around. I don't know he does it all by himself. I love having the UTM grid on each page. Each of the 13 pages has just the right amount of detail for my through hike. I think you would be foolish to do the JMT without these.
May 01, 2008

This is what you need  
If you are planning on hiking the JMT, buy this! It is EXACTLY what you need and no more.
November 07, 2007

T.Harrison rules!  
I've used the same set of Harrison's JMT maps a couple of times now, the first hike took 30 days and second took 18. They're durable, for sure. The scale (1:63,360) is appropriate for the set of 13 8.5"x11" maps - if you really, really hustle you can hike a map per day. The size means you don't have to unfold a huge sheet of paper each time you want to check where you are. The mileage between waypoints on the trail is clearly marked. The maps don't have the detail of 7.5-minute USGS maps but you wouldn't want that kind of detail for this hike. Harrison also has some larger maps, e.g., "Sequoia & King's Canyon Nat'l Parks" with a 1:125,000 scale but the size is inconvenient for the JMT hike. Conceivably you could scissor his larger maps to make a map of the trail but since he's already done the job about perfectly, why bother? (Incidentally the JMT runs between Mt. Whitney and Yosemite's Happy Isles, so being disappointed at not getting a Mexico-to-Canada map doesn't make very much sense.)
August 04, 2007


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