Coyote Ridge 11,700' N37 11' W118 32'


Near Mt. Barcroft 12,000' N37 33' W118 14'

Nice!! I know that spot very well!!

Nice! I used to work up there for the White Mountain Research Station.

Coyote flats 9/04/2011

The Coyote Flats airstrip is at 10,000'. The pix. on the ridge is West of there. It has a good camping area but no trees that high. Very open and uphill landing. Easy to see. Probably about a 10% slope.

I did some flying this morning inthe general area. From bishop up to mammoth then up a valley to Rock Creek back down a canyon to Bishop. First time in the hills with an instructor.

Great pics! You should have came up to Truckee for the weekend!

Desert Rat wrote:The Coyote Flats airstrip is at 10,000'. The pix. on the ridge is West of there. It has a good camping area but no trees that high. Very open and uphill landing. Easy to see. Probably about a 10% slope.

I think the "pics on the ridge" near Mt. Barcroft would be East of Coyote Flats? Coyote Flats is on the Sierra Nevada side (W side of Owens Valley), and Barcroft is in the White Mountains on the East side of the valley. In your photo of the airplane with the snow capped peaks in the background, on the very right side of the photo there are the green fields several miles northwest of Bishop,and the peaks in the photo definitely look like the Sierra instead of the Whites.

EZFlap wrote:

Desert Rat wrote:The Coyote Flats airstrip is at 10,000'. The pix. on the ridge is West of there. It has a good camping area but no trees that high. Very open and uphill landing. Easy to see. Probably about a 10% slope.

I think the "pics on the ridge" near Mt. Barcroft would be East of Coyote Flats? Coyote Flats is on the Sierra Nevada side (W side of Owens Valley), and Barcroft is in the White Mountains on the East side of the valley. In your photo of the airplane with the snow capped peaks in the background, on the very right side of the photo there are the green fields several miles northwest of Bishop,and the peaks in the photo definitely look like the Sierra instead of the Whites.

I missed this post. I always seem to have a difficult time explaining locations. This spot ( 37 32' 118 14') is about 1 mile south of the locked gate on the road to Barcroft near Piute Mt.. The mountains with snow are the Sierras and Mt. Tom is on the right side. The altitude here is a little less than 12,000. (whatever I said about the altitude before was probably BS)

Coyote Flats (37 12' 118 28') 9800' is 26 miles South West of here on the other side of the valley. So more or less Bishop is in the valley below midway between them. I know. Way too much info.

This is Coyote Ridge Airstrip which is 11,700' and a couple of miles West of Coyote Flats.



Over by Barcroft 12,000'

Desert Rat wrote:
This is Coyote Ridge Airstrip which is 11,700' and a couple of miles West of Coyote Flats.



Over by Barcroft 12,000'

Damn ! I'll buy you lunch if I can ride along with you (next spring when the weather is warm enough to go) up to those two spots !!! My ego wants me to fly up there behind you in my old 172, but unfortunately I would need a lot more Viagra in the engine room to get back off the mountain with an O-300.

Snow now. The one in the White Mountains is too short but you just fall off the South end and you are good to go. The one above Coyote Flats is a downhill departure so no problems there. Could get a dozen aircraft up there. Fly in