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Mineral King California Map

Explore Mineral King, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mineral King, California

How to Use This Mineral King, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mineral King, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mineral King.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mineral King
State	California (CA)
County	Tulare County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	36.450775
Longitude	-118.594816
Population	180
Density	1.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93262
Area Code	661
County Seat	Visalia

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About Mineral King, California

Mineral King is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 1.0 people per km². Mineral King is located at 36.4508°N, 118.5948°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93262.

Mineral King occupies a high, glacial-carved basin where the air holds the thin, sharp clarity of extreme elevation. It lies 32.3 miles east-northeast of Exeter, CA (from Exeter, CA: bearing 70°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Three Rivers. The East Fork Kaweah River cuts a restless path through the valley floor, its waters fed by the snowmelt that gathers near the cold, crystalline depths of Monarch Lakes. Above the basin, the jagged, granite teeth of the Sierra Nevada rise against the sky, standing as a silent, formidable barrier that defines the scale of the landscape. A mile away, the water of Tufa Falls descends in a shimmering, vertical thread, while the nearby expanse of Aspen Flat offers a brief, grassy respite amidst the encroaching wild. This entire rugged domain remains protected within the vast, ancient territory of Sequoia National Park, grounding the locality in a landscape that has shifted little since the ice retreated.

Mineral King carries the weight of a century’s failed ambitions, once envisioned as a bustling hub of silver mining before the veins proved too stubborn to yield their wealth. The remnants of that era linger in the weathered timber of small, private cabins, standing in quiet defiance against the long, snow-heavy winters that isolate the valley for half the year. While the economy long ago pivoted away from the pickaxe and toward the preservation of the wild, the spirit of the place remains tied to the arduous, winding ascent required to reach it. Travelers who undertake the journey often find themselves drawn toward the Hockett Meadow Trail, seeking a connection to the high country that feels removed from the modern world. Even with the distant influence of the nearby Giant Forest, Mineral King maintains an austere, solitary character, where the silence of the high peaks settles over the valley floor long before the sun dips behind the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sequoia National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 407k acres
John Krebs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.5 mi, 064° NE · 40k acres
Empire Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 350° N
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.2 mi, 346° N · 768k acres
Crabtree Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 177° S
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 168° S · 1.1M acres
Kaweah Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.6 mi, 276° W
Milk Ranch/Case Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.6 mi, 275° W · 9,361 acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 10.1 mi, 008° N · 459k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 10.5 mi, 204° SW · 353k acres
Eagle View (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 311° NW
Tharp's Log (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 313° NW
Cleveland Tree (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 311° NW
Chimney Tree (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 312° NW
The Dead Giant (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 310° NW
Stephen Mather memorial plaque (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 308° NW
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.5 mi, 124° SE · 25k acres
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 12.6 mi, 123° SE · 2.0M acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.1 mi, 066° NE · 1,886 acres
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.3 mi, 231° SW · 1,825 acres
McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 215° SW
Donald Downs Plaque (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 037° NE
Homer Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 mi, 273° W
Donald D. Brooks (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 066° NE
Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 323° NW
Miss Alabama (Public Artwork) — 29.3 mi, 070° E
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 222° SW
Galaxy Theatres (Cinema) — 44.0 mi, 250° W
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 49.0 mi, 169° S
Art Gonzales Museum (Museum) — 58.2 mi, 279° W

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