Just curious, if i were to extend a day, do you think i could cover LSL->Miter Basin->LSL all in a day and hike out next day from LSL to Cottonwood lakes via Cottonwood pass? The map doesn't give miles between LSL and miter basin, unless i'm missing something obvious in gmap4 t4topo that i find it very useful (thanks Steve).
Stalin, if you look at the Gmap4 map, (and many others), you can find "section" lines, and Township and Range markings. A section is a square, one mile on each side. A "Township" is 36 sections, and is 6 miles on a side. Sometimes the lines are not parallel and sometimes they stretch more than a mile on a side -- because the earth is not flat.
Now, open
this map in another browser window. Its cross hairs (in the center) are on the "2" of Section 2, of Township T17S R34E. The sides of section 2 are the red dashed lines that form a square around the 2. So now you can see just how long a mile is on the map.
Since LSL (Lower Soldier Lake) is only about 2 miles south of Sky Blue Lake, it sure seems like an easy day to visit Miter Basin.
