Desolation Wilderness (part)

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federally designated wilderness protected area wilderness area

Desolation Wilderness is a rugged, high-elevation protected wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Desolation Wilderness 2
Desolation Wilderness (portion) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federally designated wilderness ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessRestrictedBy permit system ⓘ
climate short summers ⓘ
snowy winters ⓘ
conservationStatus protected for wilderness character ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine ecosystem ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic high elevation ⓘ
hasFeature glacially carved basins ⓘ
granite slabs ⓘ
high mountain passes ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
numerous lakes and ponds ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
hasTrailheadAccessFrom Echo Lakes area ⓘ
Emerald Bay ⓘ
surface form: Emerald Bay area

Lake Tahoe Basin ⓘ
surface form: Lake Tahoe region

Echo Lakes area ⓘ
surface form: Wrights Lake area
knownFor alpine lakes ⓘ
backcountry camping ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ
high-elevation landscape ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
managedBy Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
popularActivity backcountry skiing ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
overnight backpacking ⓘ
primaryUse nature conservation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
regulation campfire restrictions apply ⓘ
group size limits apply ⓘ
overnight use requires wilderness permit ⓘ
subjectTo Leave No Trace principles ⓘ
terrainCharacteristic glaciated ⓘ
rocky ⓘ
steep ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

El Dorado County → contains → Desolation Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Eldorado National Forest → contains → Desolation Wilderness (part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Desolation Wilderness
Lake Tahoe Basin → contains → Desolation Wilderness (part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Desolation Wilderness (portion)
Tahoe Rim Trail (nearby connection) → passesThrough → Desolation Wilderness (part) ⓘ
subject surface form: Tahoe Rim Trail
this entity surface form: Desolation Wilderness