PCT at Bucks Summit,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 091
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 091 (NOBO): The Pacific Crest Trail crosses Bucks Lake Road at Bucks Summit and then heads north to Mount Pleasant in the Plumas National Forest.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.8 mi | 5,486 ft | 7,054 ft | 1,568 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 7.3 hrs | 2,404 ft | 1,692 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 7.2 hrs | 1,692 ft | 2,404 ft | VS |
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 Bucks Summit 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
- Northwest Topo Map: Bucks Lake, CA
- North Topo Map: Meadow Valley, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Quincy, CA
- West Topo Map: Haskins Valley, CA
- Topo Map: Dogwood Peak, CA
- East Topo Map: Onion Valley, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Cascade, CA
- South Topo Map: American House, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: La Porte, 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.