Muir Pass

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Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.

All labels observed (2)

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Kearsarge Pass 1
Muir Pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain pass
accessedBy foot
crosses Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
elevation approximately 11955 feet
approximately 3644 meters
hasClimate alpine climate
hasHazard remote location
snowfields lingering into summer
hasNearbyLake Helen Lake NERFINISHED
Wanda Lake NERFINISHED
hasShelter Muir Hut
hasStructure Muir Hut
hasTerrain alpine
remote
rocky
hasViewOf Evolution Basin
Le Conte Canyon
inCounty Fresno County
Inyo County, California
surface form: Inyo County
knownFor remote alpine setting
stone shelter
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
mountainRange Sierra Nevada
namedAfter John Muir
nearestMajorTown Bishop, California
onLongDistanceTrail John Muir Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
partOf John Muir Wilderness
surface form: John Muir Wilderness region
popularWith backpackers
long-distance hikers
region High Sierra
season typically snow-covered much of the year
shelterBuiltBy Sierra Club
shelterLocation summit of Muir Pass
shelterMaterial stone
shelterName John Muir Memorial Shelter
shelterUse emergency shelter for hikers
trailDifficulty strenuous
traversedBy John Muir Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
usedFor backpacking
hiking
thru-hiking

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glen Pass near Muir Pass
this entity surface form: Kearsarge Pass