GLORIA
Great Basin
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White Mountains Silicates Summit Resurveys
July 21 – 28, 2025
This is a week of survey work in the White Mountains. Participants are National Forest staff, botanists, students, research scientists, and alpine plant enthusiasts. If you have high-elevation experience, are a reasonably competent botanist, and are familiar with GLORIA-style surveys, we would love to have you! If you are interested in joining the survey, please email us!
Accommodations
Lodging is at White Mountain Research Center’s Crooked Creek Station, located at 10,200 ft in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (Inyo National Forest). There is a main dining area and common room, a lab space and a library.
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Rooms
The majority of the indoor sleeping space is in dormitory-style rooms. A limited number of private rooms are available, please let us know if you have specific needs or preferences.
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Price
GLORIA Great Basin has a number of costs associated with running these field surveys including survey gear, WMRC lodging, travel costs, and paying our Field Coordinator. To help defray those costs, we ask for a tax-deductible recommended donation of $80 per person per night for the White Mountains surveys. Of course, if you are able to donate more to help support students and those who cannot donate, please do! As always, we are very grateful for your generosity and support, year after year. If you are able to make a donation, head over to our donate tab on this website where you can donate in a variety of ways.
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Sites
The GLORIA White Mountains Quartzite Surveys will be on Sagehen Peak, Mount Barcroft, RNA Peak, and White Mountain Peak. Sagehen Peak will be a hike from Crooked Creek while the remaining peaks will require a drive to the put-in. For peak locations, take a look at our Locations page and zoom in on the White Mountains. If conditions allow we typically drive vehicles to Barcroft Station and hike to White Mountain Peak. Unbelievable views, flora, and fauna abound.
Schedule
July 21 – Arrival in afternoon
July 22 – Mandatory acclimatization and training day
July 23 – RNA Peak
July 24 – Mount Barcroft
July 25 – White Mountain Peak
July 26 – Sagehen Flat
July 27 – Weather flex day
July 28 – Data organization and departure
Information
GLORIA Resurvey Protocol*
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GLORIA Safety Briefing*
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Mountain and Desert Thunderstorm Field Forecasting
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White Mountains GLORIA Packing List*
Plant Guides
White Mountains Full Plant List*
Plant Photo Guide*
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*Updates to these documents coming soon!
Map and Directions
From Big Pine, CA: At the junction of highway 395 and California highway 168 at Big Pine, drive east on highway 168 into the White Mountains. About 13 miles from 395 at Westgard Pass, turn north (left) onto the White Mountain Road. The White Mountain Road is paved and its intersection with highway 168 is marked with a sign. Once on White Mountain Road, drive north for about 10 miles on pavement. At Schulman Grove, about 10 miles from highway 168, the pavement ends, and the dirt road is passable by passenger cars but can be washboarded with sharp rocks. Drive slowly to avoid flat tires. Continue north another 9 miles until the junction with the road to Crooked Creek. This junction is marked with a sign. Turn right and drive 1 mile east on this road to the Crooked Creek station.
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Be sure to fill up your car with gas in either Bishop or Big Pine as there are no other options once you leave Big Pine.
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