The PCT at Squaw Valley Creek,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 107
Map center is 12.9 miles from Dunsmuir, California (CA)
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 107 (NOBO): From the McCloud River and Fitzhugn Gulch the PCT follows a short length of Squaw Valley Creek in Shasta National Forest.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
The length of this section of the PCT is 15.7 miles (25.2 km) or 35,532 steps.
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.7 mi | 2,297 ft | 4,029 ft | 1,732 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 8.7 hrs | 3,137 ft | 1,641 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 8.2 hrs | 1,641 ft | 3,137 ft | VS |
Data Accuracy
Data Reliability
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Squaw Valley Creek topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
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- Northwest Topo Map: Girard Ridge, CA
- North Topo Map: Lake McCloud, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Grizzly Peak, CA
- West Topo Map: Yellowjacket Mountain, CA
- Topo Map: Shoeinhorse Mountain, CA
- East Topo Map: Big Bend, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Bollibokka Mountain, CA
- South Topo Map: Goose Gap, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: Roaring Creek, CA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) may be present in this area. The Rocky Mountain wood tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, and Tularemia.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.