John Muir Wilderness

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IUCN Category Ib protected area protected area wilderness area

John Muir Wilderness is a protected high Sierra Nevada backcountry area in California renowned for its rugged alpine landscapes, extensive trail system, and iconic peaks.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
John Muir Wilderness canonical	38
John Muir Wilderness (part)	1
John Muir Wilderness (partly)	1
John Muir Wilderness boundary area	1
John Muir Wilderness region	1
John Muir Wilderness region (broad Sierra Nevada context)	1
John Muir Wilderness region (broadly defined Sierra backcountry)	1
John Muir Wilderness trail network	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IUCN Category Ib protected area ⓘ protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
administeredBy	Inyo National Forest ⓘ Sierra National Forest ⓘ
area	approximately 2,350 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 581,000 acres ⓘ
borderedBy	Ansel Adams Wilderness ⓘ Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ surface form: Kings Canyon Wilderness Sequoia National Forest ⓘ Sequoia National Park ⓘ
containsFeature	Bishop Pass ⓘ Evolution Basin ⓘ Evolution Valley ⓘ Tioga Pass ⓘ surface form: Kearsarge Pass Kings Canyon headwaters ⓘ LeConte Canyon ⓘ Muir Pass ⓘ Palisade Basin ⓘ Piute Pass ⓘ Rae Lakes ⓘ San Joaquin River ⓘ surface form: San Joaquin River headwaters alpine lakes ⓘ alpine meadows ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ granite peaks ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designatedAsWilderness	1964 ⓘ
elevationRange	approximately 4,000 feet to over 14,000 feet ⓘ
governingBody	U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	alpine zone ⓘ montane forest ⓘ subalpine zone ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Whitney vicinity within wilderness boundary ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
locatedInCounty	Fresno County ⓘ surface form: Fresno County, California Inyo County, California ⓘ Madera County, California ⓘ Mono County, California ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Sierra Nevada ⓘ
locatedInRegion	eastern California ⓘ
namedAfter	John Muir ⓘ
partOf	National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
primaryRecreationActivities	backpacking ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ
traversedBy	John Muir Trail ⓘ Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

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

Mount Whitney → liesWithin → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Kings Canyon National Park → contains → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness (partly)

Whitney Portal region → primaryAccessTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Whitney Portal region → adjacentTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Mammoth Lakes area → hasAttraction → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

John Muir Trail → traverses → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Mount Whitney Trail → accesses → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Inyo National Forest → contains → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Sierra National Forest → contains → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness (part)

Lone Pine, California → hasNearbyWildernessArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

North Palisade → wildernessArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Whitney Portal Campground → nearBoundaryOf → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Whitney Portal Store → near → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Evolution Valley → within → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness region (broadly defined Sierra backcountry)

eastern California → contains → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern California

Trail Crest → within → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Mount Whitney vicinity → partOf → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Southern Sierra Nevada → contains → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Whitney Portal Road → accesses → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Big Pine, California → isGatewayTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Bishop Creek drainage → near → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Bishop, California → locatedNear → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Kaiser Wilderness → borderedBy → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Bishop Pass → connects → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Bishop Pass → within → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness boundary area

Piute Pass → locatedInProtectedArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Piute Pass → withinWildernessArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Muir Pass → partOf → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness region

Evolution Basin → locatedWithin → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness region (broad Sierra Nevada context)

North Lake (Bishop area) → trailheadFor → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

North Lake (Bishop area) → accesses → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Piute Pass Trail (regional access) → accesses → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Piute Pass Trail (regional access) → connectedTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Muir Wilderness trail network

Bishop → near → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Independence → hasNearbyProtectedArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence, California

South Lake (Bishop area) → givesAccessTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Reds Meadow Valley → adjacentTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Mount Tyndall → partOf → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Onion Valley trailhead → near → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Cottonwood Pass area → hasAccessTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Kaiser Pass → providesAccessTo → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Palisade Glacier → partOf → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Whitney Portal → accessesProtectedArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

South Fork Kings River → nearbyProtectedArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ

Middle Fork Kings River → locatedInProtectedArea → John Muir Wilderness ⓘ