Humboldt Uphill

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Contents

The Concept

Concept

Implementation

Concept development

Text development

General references and maps

References

General maps

National Forest Maps

County Maps – Metzger’s

USGS Topographic Index

Wilderness Maps

Humboldt County Maps

County wide and more

Local

From my front door in Eureka, California

From 9th and N Streets

For study

Day hiking in humboldt county

Northern Humboldt

Central Humboldt

Southern Humboldt

Some mostly local trips, day hikes, and packing

Redwoods National and local California State Parks

Humboldt and other local peaks

Humboldt County Peaks

Peaks on the Border of Humboldt and Trinity Counties

Peaks in Trinity Alps Wilderness Map – Humboldt-Trinity Border

Peaks in USGS Topographic Forks of Salmon 15’ – Humboldt-Trinity Border

Trinity Alps – emphasis, western region

Trinity Alps and New River Area

National Forest Maps

Western Trinity Alps

Weaver Basin Trail System

Other wilderness areas

Marble mountain wilderness

Kalmiopsis Wilderness

Yolla-Bolly-Middle Eel and North Fork Wilderness

King Range and Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Siskiyou Wilderness

Red Buttes Wilderness

The world

Ten places in the world

Forty places—continents, oceans, and islands

North America

Asia

Central and South America

Africa

Australia and New Zealand

Antarctica

The Arctic

Europe

Islands

Modern Explorers and Expeditions

Humboldt Uphill

The Concept

Concept

A resource for places to hike

Implementation

Areas, local to world

Subareas where available

References—hiking, backpacking, trail guides

Access maps

Area maps – location and access

Detail, hiking and trailhead – local maps, topographic maps, wilderness maps, national forest maps, trail guides

Routes, trails, hikes, features and notes

Explore

Adaptation to locale

Concept development

Expand from Humboldt County, California – inward to local areas and outward to state, national, and world areas – see nature places to visit.html

Research, information gathering – greater detail about access and maps, with links

Outdoor experience and experiment

Text development

Collect, recollect information about the concept and implementation

Revise and reorganize, especially while taking trips—for personal and routine use, eliminate excess repetition

Locate and link or eliminate all maps

General references and maps

References

Sierra Club Guide to the Natural Areas of California, John Perry and Jane Greverus Perry

Sierra Club Guide to the Natural Areas of Oregon and Washington, John Perry and Jane Greverus Perry

General maps

AAA map – Northwest California

Northern California, Oregon, Washington Atlas and Gazetteer

National Forest Maps

Six Rivers

Shasta-Trinity

Klamath

Siskiyou

Mendocino

County Maps – Metzger’s

Del Norte

Siskiyou

Trinity

Humboldt

Mendocino

USGS Topographic Index

California

Oregon

Needed – USGS Topographic Index – California, Oregon…

Humboldt- Trinity Peaks Forks of Salmon USGS Topographic 15’

Arcata

Ferndale

Blue Lake

Trinidad

Sinkyone Wilderness

Piercy

Mistake Point

Siskiyou Ship Mountain

Humboldt County, 15’, 7.5’

Northfork Wilderness

Wilderness Maps

Trinity Alps

Siskiyou Wilderness

Red Buttes

Humboldt County Maps

County wide and more

Metzger’s Humboldt County Map

Northern California Atlas and Gazetteer, pages 32, 33, 42, 43, 52, 53

Trails and Features of Six Rivers National Forest, flyer publication, Six Rivers National Forest

USGS Topographic Maps, Arcata and Eureka area:

Local

Blue Lake 7.5’

Eureka 15’

Ferndale 15’

Fortuna 15’

Korbel 7.5’

Trinidad 15’

From my front door in Eureka, California

Eliminate repetition among these and other sections.

From 9th and N Streets

14th – Buhne St – Del Norte St – S St-West Ave

Cooper Gulch map

Myrtle-J St – McKay and Ryan Community Forests access road near Harris and Hubbard – Walnut Dr – Compton – H and F Streets – Ridgewood Dr – Herrick Ave – Elk River Road – Elk River Headwaters Forest Reserve

14th – Waterfront trail – Hikshari’ trail – Herrick Ave – Highway 101 South – Exit 700 for Gil’s By the Bay – Fields Landing and La Patria Mariscos and Grill – Humboldt Botanical Garden – Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Eel River Wildlife Area

McKinleyville – Murray Rd – Fieldbrook Rd – Glendale and 299

Arcata – Community Forest – Fickle Hill Rd

Pine and Elk River to Harris and Union Streets—map, directions

For study

Westhaven – Trinidad – Moonstone beach…

Blue lake and backroads—up to 299; over the hills

Freshwater, Kneeland, Maple Creek and beyond

…

Day hiking in humboldt county

Northern Humboldt

Eel River Wildlife area—small scale map with directions, large scale map

Elk River Headwaters Forest—getting there, small scale map, rough trail map, google maps

Elk River State Wildlife Area—getting there, detail, fish and wildlife map, (the fish and wildlife map points to a number of wildlife areas in the vicinity of Humboldt and Arcata Bay)

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge—for location and directions see maps for Eel River Wildlife Area, above

Coastal trail from Requa to Lagoon Creek

Redwood National Park including Little Bald Hills (north;) and (south) Lost Man Creek, Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail, and Mouth of Redwood Creek up to Tall Trees

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park—over 100 miles of trails—including Elk Prairie and Fern Canyon Loop; Butler Creek and Ossagon Rocks; Elk Preserve

Patrick’s Point State Park… Rim trail and Agate Beach

Trinidad State Beach; Trails to bluffs above College Cove

Mad River Beach and dunes—Moonstone to North Jetty; Arcata Redwood Park / Marsh; Eel River Wildlife Refuge; Elk River Headwaters forest; Table Bluff

Central Humboldt

Rohner Park-Fortuna City Park

Redwood grove and scenic trail

Two-mile signed fitness trail

Russ Park-Ferndale City Park

Trail to the ridge top in a mixed forest

Views, pond and wildlife; about 4 miles

Crab Park-Humboldt County Park

Mouth of the Eel River

Beach and sand dune hiking

Sequoia Park and Redwood Park – Cities of Arcata and Eureka

Redwood trails and duck pond

Five miles of logging road trails in Redwood Park

Southern Humboldt

Kings Range – Bureau of Land Management

Elevation gain to 4000'

Views of the coast and Inland Mountains

Beach hiking at the mouth of the Mattole River and Shelter Cove

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Thick forest, Eel River and ridge views

Well-marked trails along creeks to 3500' lookout

Some mostly local trips, day hikes, and packing

This is about places to camp and hike on short notice, especially when prime places are closed (e.g., due to fires). The overlap with other sections is currently intended.

The material has been placed in hiking list-main.html under the heading “Some mostly Local trips—town, day hikes, packing, and places to live”

Redwoods National and local California State Parks

Access is from US Highway 101 from Orick, California, to Crescent City, California, as shown in the following references

Trail Map, Redwood National Park and California State Parks

USGS Topographic Maps [California]

Orick 7.5’

Fern Canyon 7.5’

Coyote Peak 15’

Humboldt and other local peaks

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer, especially pages 32, 33, 42, 43, 52, 53

Six Rivers National Forest Map, Six Rivers National Forest

Humboldt County Peaks

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer

USGS Topographic Maps

Six Rivers National Forest Map

Peaks:

Mount Pierce 3188’, approach from Monument Road from Rio Dell

Grasshopper Lookout 3381’, in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

King Peak 4087’, in King Range

In Six Rivers National Forest Map

Horse Mountain 4951’

Board Camp Mountain 5197’

Buck Mountain 5198’

Bug Creek Butte 5271’

Grouse Mountain 5411’

Signal Peak 5872’

Blake Mountain 5907’

Peaks on the Border of Humboldt and Trinity Counties

Trinity Alps Wilderness Map, Shasta-Trinity National Forest

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer: page 32, 33, 42, 43, 52, 53

Six Rivers National Forest Map, Six Rivers National Forest

USGS Topographic Map:

Forks of Salmon 15’

Peaks in Trinity Alps Wilderness Map – Humboldt-Trinity Border

Tish Tang Point 5011’

Whitey’s Mountain 6054’

Trinity Mountain 6093’

Trinity Summit 6304’

North Trinity Mountain 6362’

Salmon Mountain 6957’

Peaks in USGS Topographic Forks of Salmon 15’ – Humboldt-Trinity Border

Somes Mountain 5320’

Orleans Mountain 6192’

Trinity Alps – emphasis, western region

Trinity Alps and New River Area

Arcata-Redding Highway 299; 96 North from Willow Creek; 3 North from Weaverville

AAA Map: Northwest California

Trinity Alps Wilderness map

USGS Topographic Maps

Cecilville 15’ series

Helena 15’

Coffee Creek 15’

Trinity Dam

Trinity Alps Wilderness, Luther Linkhart

Know It All Guide to the Trinity Alps, Wayne F. Moss

Hiking the Big Foot Country, John Hart

National Forest Maps

Six Rivers

Shasta-Trinity

Klamath

Forest Service flyers [Shasta-Trinity]

New River Backcountry

Birds; Wildlife; Plants... etc

Western Trinity Alps

The John Hart reference includes a discussion of “Trinity Alps Wildland” and details a number of hikes and directions to trailhead. Included are the following hikes to the Western Region:

Note: The area is covered by the Shasta-Trinity NF Publication: Trinity Alps Wilderness Map. Much of the area is in the “New River” backcountry

Big French Creek, p 359. USGS Topographic Ironside Mountain, 15’

Thurston Peaks, p 361: Ironside Mountain, Helena

Devils Canyon, p 366: Ironside Mountain, Helena

Horse Linto Plateau, p 371: Salmon Mountain; Bellswaps Ridge, p 375

North Trinity Mountain, p 379: Salmon Mountain, Hoopa

Devils Back Bone, p 389: Salmon Mountain

Weaver Basin Trail System

Trail map—Weaver Basin Trail System (https://tcrcd.net/wbts/maps/WBTS_System_Trails_2023_36x36.pdf)

Other wilderness areas

Marble mountain wilderness

Access from Highway 299 or I-5 to Highway 96 and 36; a 167-mile loop circles the wilderness and provides access to Forest Service roads

Marble Mountain Wilderness, David Green

National Forest Map: Klamath National Forest

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Topographic Maps from the David Green reference - 1:62,500

Sawyer’s Bar

Ukonom Lake

Kalmiopsis Wilderness

Access to Forest Service roads from US 101 from Brookings or to Gold Beach, Oregon, and US 199 from California-Oregon border to Selma, Oregon

A Guide to the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, USDA, Pacific Northwest Region, Siskiyou National Forest

Kalmiopsis Wilderness Map, Siskiyou National Forest Map

The following Topo maps, USGS, 15’

Marial

Pearsoll Peak

Agness

Collier Butte

Chetco Peak

Mount Emily

Gasquet [California]

Cave Junction

Hiking the Big Foot Country, John Hart

Yolla-Bolly-Middle Eel and North Fork Wilderness

Access from I-5 and Highways 36 and 162, California, and as described in Wilderness Map below

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Yolla-Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness Map, Mendocino, Six-Rivers & Shasta-Trinity National Forest publication

Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer for North Fork Wilderness

National Forest maps: Mendocino, Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests

King Range and Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

King Range National Conservation Area is managed by Bureau of Land Management

Access: A number of access points to the region are from US 101 in Northwestern California, from Legett to Ferndale. These accesses can be located from the following two references

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Trails of the Lost Coast, A Recreation Guide to the King Range National Conservation Area and Sinkyone Wilderness State Park [1987], California Coastal Trails Foundation

USGS Topographic Maps:

King Range

Cape Mendocino 15’

Point Delgada 15’

Sinkyone Wilderness

Piercy 15’

Bear Harbor 7.5’

Mistake Point 7.5’

Tide Tables for coast routes

King Range / Sinkyone Features

Coastal hikes: Reference: Tide Tables

Ridge / forest trails

Siskiyou Wilderness

Access to Forest Service roads [including the famous Gasquet-Orleans incomplete Forest Service road] is from

US 101 at Klamath Glen-Blue Creek Road

From US 199 from Gasquet, California to O’Brien, Oregon

From State 96 from Orleans to Happy Camp

From Indian Creek Road between O’Brien and Happy Camp

As detailed in the following two references:

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Hiking the Big Foot Country: John Hart

Klamath National Forest Map

USGS Topographic Maps

Preston Peak 15’ Tectah Creek 15’

Gasquet 15’ Dillon Mountain 15’

Orleans 15’ Ship Mountain 15’ and, in further detail, in the following 7.5’ series maps:

Bear Peak, Chimney Rock, Dillon Mountain, Preston Peak, Orleans, Prescott Peak, Orleans, Orleans Mountain

Siskiyou Wilderness Map, Klamath National Forest Map

Siskiyou Wilderness Features – the ‘High Siskiyou Wildland’

Youngs Valley - access

East Fork Illinois River Trail: USGS Preston Peak 15’

Kelly Lake-Youngs Valley: Preston Peak 15’

Black Butte Trail: Preston Peak, 15’

Pigeon Roost Trail - Elk Lick to Youngs Valley: Preston Peak 15’

Clear Creek Trail: Preston Peak 15’

Devils Punchbowl: Preston Peak 15’

Preston Peak

Preston Peak via Rattlesnake Meadow: Preston Peak 15’

Preston Peak via Raspberry Lake: Preston Peak 15’ / Dillon Mountain 15’

Preston Peak via Cedar Crest: Preston Peak 15’ / Dillon Mountain 15’

Island Lake Trail: Preston Peak 15’ / Gasquet 15’

The Indian Tradition

Upper Smith River / Kelsey Trails: Ship Mountain 15’ / Dillon Mountain 15’

Summit Valley Trail: Ship Mountain 15’

Sawtooth Trail: Dillon Mountain 15’

Dillon Divide Trail: Dillon Mountain 15’

Boundary “Trail”

Blue Creek Trail: Dillon Mountain 15’ / Orleans 15’ / Ship Mountain 15’ / Tectah Creek 15’

East Blue Creek Trail - “An Adventure”

Golden Stairs Trail: Ship Mountain 15’ / Tectah Creek 15’

Red Buttes Wilderness

Access to Forest Service roads is from: CA State 96 from Happy Camp to Seiad Valley; Oregon State 40 east from Cave Junction; I-5 and US 199 lead to 238, Oregon, which connects Grants Pass to Medford, and passes through Williams, Applegate and Ruch. From these three towns, local roads connect to Forest Service roads as detailed in the following references:

Hiking the Big Foot Country, John Hart

AAA Map: Northwestern California

Red Buttes Wilderness Map, Klamath National Forest

USGS Topographic Maps:

Oregon Caves, OR 15’

Happy Camp, CA 15’

Seiad Valley, CA 15’

Supplemented by the following 7.5’ series:

Hamburg, Kangaroo Mountain, Dutch Creek, Seiad Valley

Red Buttes Wilderness Features

Along the Siskiyou Crest: Oregon Caves, OR 15’ / Happy Camp 15’ / Seiad Valley 15’

Devils Peak Trail: Seiad Valley 15’

Portuguese Peak Trail: Seiad Valley 15’

Fort Goff Trail: Happy Camp, CA 15’

Thomson Creek: Happy Camp 15’

“Upper Applegate Road and Cook & Green Campground”

Cook & Green Trail: Seiad Valley 15’

Horse Camp Trail: Seiad Valley 15’

Butte Fork of the Applegate: Seiad Valley 15’ / Happy Camp 15’

Middle Fork of the Applegate: Seiad Valley 15’ / Happy Camp 15’

Cameron Meadows / Frog Pond Trail

Trailheads on Upper Middle Fork Road

Gray Back Range: Oregon Caves 15’

Trails rising to Gray Back Range: Oregon Caves 15’

The world

Original document—40 places to hike in the world

Ten places in the world

Arctic North from Brooks Range to North Slope

Rocky Mountains, Durango to Alberta, including Barranca del Cobre

Amazon headwaters and drainage

Nile and lakes

Niger and Congo of West Africa

Mountains and fjords of New Zealand

Siberian forests and shamans of Siberia and Mongolia

Bam-i-Dunya, Pamir – Tibetan Plateau (12K-13K ft) and Hindu Kush

Deltas of the Ganga and the Ayeyarwady

King George Island, Antarctica, and wildlife

Forty places—continents, oceans, and islands

North America

Brooks Range, rivers, and porcupine caribou herd

Yukon-Northwest Territories – wood buffalo and Yazin Highlands

Rockies – Durango to Alberta

Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon)

Denali (McKinley)

Katmai 10,000

Gulf of Alaska – Glacier Bay and neighboring rivers, mountains, and glaciers

British Columbia tour

Asia

Siberia – 5M square miles of coniferous forests of the North (taiga)

The Siberian shamans

Bam-I-Dunya – Pamir Plateau

K-2

Hindu Kush

Deltas of the Ganges and the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy)

Lake Baikal

Mongolia

Central and South America

Amazon drainage and headwaters

Cordillera Blanca

Tierra del Fuego

Central America tour

Andes

Patagonia

Machu Picchu, Peru

Torres del Paine

Africa

Nile and lakes

Mlanje and Kilimanjaro

West Africa – Niger and Congo

Rift valley

Sahara

Kalahari – Bushmen

Australia and New Zealand

Corral Sea

Barrier Reef

Mountains and fjords of New Zealand

Outback

Victorian Alps

Antarctica

King George Island and wildlife

Vinson Massif

Pole

The Arctic

Fjords, lakes, and wildlife of Ellesmere Island

Pole

Europe

Mont Blanc, France

Fjords, Norway

Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

The West Highland Way, Scotland

High Tatras, Slovakia

Islands

Islands of the Mediterranean

Islands of the Indian Ocean

Modern Explorers and Expeditions

The Voyage of the Beagle

Challenger Expedition

Great Northern Expedition

Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Arctic – Study and Exploration (Contents at Study and Exploration)

Royal Geographical Society (expeditions)

Humboldt Glacier… world’s largest glacier

Dawson River – Australia – 1844 expedition

Arfersiorfik Fjord

The Biological Sciences (Contents at Biological expeditions)

Mount Everest – include exploration

Kosi River – Everest drainage

K2 – include Exploration

Annapurna – include ascent

Aconcagua – highest in Western Hemisphere – include Exploration

Denali – include Exploration

Denali National Park and Preserve

Ernest Henry Shackleton – Antarctic explorer

Thor Heyerdahl – Polynesian Ra Expedition

Ejnar Mikkelsen – Greenland explorer

Charles Sturt, Australian explorer