Marble mountain is located in the san isabel national forest inside the sangre de cristo wilderness area.
Marble mountains ranger station.
Ca marble mountains wilderness mule bridge trailhead.
Obtain permits here for all areas of the park.
The pct crosses the wilderness and boulder peak the tallest in the park rises to an impressive 8299 feet.
Turn onto ranger station road which leaves sr 20 at milepost 105 3 just west of marblemount and drive 0 7 miles to the end of the road and the ranger station.
Wilderness permits are not required for trips into the marble mountain wilderness.
Exhibits about wilderness and backcountry travel.
Permits may be obtained only at ranger stations within or around the park.
A california campfire permit is required and are available at any.
There isn t a lot of information available about the trails in the marbles.
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7280 ranger station rd marblemount wa 98267.
Photo of cliff lake copyrighted used by permission of deems burton.
No permits are required.
Before departing weaverville stop at the forest service ranger station office to pick up a campfire permit you may also obtain one at the ranger station office in fort jones should you approach.
The marble mountain wilderness is a 241 744 acre 978 30 km 2 wilderness area located 60 miles 97 km southwest of yreka california in the united states.
Mountain tops wildflower laden meadows and an impressive 89 lakes are found in the marble mountains wilderness in northern california.
Local fire restrictions supersede the campfire permit.
The land was first set aside in april 1931 as the marble mountain primitive area which comprised 234 957 acres 950 84 km 2.
A current california campfire permit is required to use a camp stove barbecue or have a campfire outside developed campgrounds.
Inquire at the ranger station before having a fire.
However since it is aging it s best to visit a local ranger station such as the one in fort jones as the klamath forest service.
No wilderness permits are required for day or overnight stays in the marble mountain wilderness.
This area was originally designated as a primitive area in 1931 and is one of the original wilderness areas designated by the 1964 wilderness act.
Wilderness information center in marblemount.
Although the entire range and the mountain are in the wilderness area the 4wd forest service road fr120 is not.
Thankfully i have art bernstein s book best hikes of the marble mountain and russian wilderness areas california written in 1996 but to date still the best resource available at amazon.
This center is the main backcountry permit office for the park complex.