Forester Pass
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Forester Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the loftiest point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a challenging milestone for long-distance hikers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forester Pass canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Cottonwood Pass area
ⓘ
Onion Valley trailhead ⓘ Whitney Portal area ⓘ |
| bestSeason | late summer ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| county |
Inyo County, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Inyo County
Tulare County, California ⓘ
surface form:
Tulare County
|
| crosses |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada crest
|
| elevation |
approximately 13,153 feet
ⓘ
approximately 4,009 meters ⓘ |
| hazard |
ice
ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ |
| hikingDifficulty | strenuous ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Tyndall
ⓘ
Mount Farquhar ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Williamson
|
| notableFor |
being the highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail
ⓘ
challenging snow conditions in early season ⓘ steep north-side switchbacks ⓘ |
| onRouteBetween | Kings Canyon National Park backcountry and Mount Whitney region ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ |
| popularWith |
John Muir Trail hikers
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers ⓘ |
| recreationAreaType | wilderness backcountry ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Sierra
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Sierra Nevada
|
| requires | wilderness permit for overnight trips ⓘ |
| season | typically snow-covered in early summer ⓘ |
| terrain |
high alpine talus
ⓘ
rocky ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
long-distance hiking ⓘ thru-hiking ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Great Western Divide
ⓘ
high Sierra peaks ⓘ |
| within |
Kings Canyon National Park
ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pacific Crest Trail