Rae Lakes
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Rae Lakes are a scenic group of alpine lakes in California’s Sierra Nevada, popular with backpackers along the John Muir and Rae Lakes Loop trails.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Rae Lake | 1 |
| Middle Rae Lake | 1 |
| Upper Rae Lake | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine lake
ⓘ
group of lakes ⓘ |
| accessTrailhead |
Onion Valley trailhead
ⓘ
Roads End trailhead ⓘ |
| activitySeason |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| campingRule | bear-resistant food storage required ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 10500 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3200 meters ⓘ |
| featureType | high-elevation lake basin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rae Lakes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Rae Lake
Rae Lakes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Rae Lake
Rae Lakes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Rae Lake
|
| hazard |
afternoon thunderstorms
ⓘ
black bears in area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fresno County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| management |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| nearestPass | Glen Pass ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Cedar Grove (seasonal area in Kings Canyon) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear blue water
ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ scenic alpine scenery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kings River
ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Kings River watershed
|
| popularRoute |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Rae Lakes Loop ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ |
| region | Southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| regulation | wilderness permit required for overnight use ⓘ |
| snowCover | typically snow-covered in winter and spring ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| trailDistance | Rae Lakes Loop approximately 40 miles ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Crest Trail (nearby alignment)
|
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| visibility | views of surrounding high Sierra peaks ⓘ |
| waterSource | South Fork Kings River headwaters ⓘ |
| within |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
ⓘ
surface form:
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks wilderness
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Rae Lake