Pacific Crest Trail

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National Scenic Trail equestrian trail long-distance hiking trail

The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance hiking and equestrian route that runs from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through California, Oregon, and Washington along the crests of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Scenic Trail → equestrian trail → long-distance hiking trail →
abbreviation	PCT →
country	United States →
crosses	Cascade crest → Columbia River → Sierra Nevada crest →
designatedBy	United States Congress →
designation	National Scenic Trail →
follows	Cascade Range → Sierra Nevada →
highestPoint	Forester Pass →
highestPointLocatedIn	Sierra Nevada →
locatedIn	California → Oregon → Washington →
lowestPoint	Bridge of the Gods area →
managingAgency	Bureau of Land Management → National Park Service → U.S. Forest Service →
northernTerminus	Canadian border →
notableFor	scenic mountain landscapes → thru-hiking →
parallelTo	Pacific Flyway → Pacific Ocean →
partOf	U.S. National Trails System →
passesNear	Mount Hood → Mount Rainier → Mount Shasta → Mount Whitney →
passesThrough	Cascade Range → Crater Lake National Park → Kings Canyon National Park → Klamath Mountains → Mojave Desert → Mount Rainier National Park → North Cascades National Park → Sequoia National Park → Sierra Nevada → Yosemite National Park →
recreationActivity	backpacking → trail running →
region	U.S. West Coast →
southernTerminus	Mexican border →
traverses	federal public lands → wilderness areas →
uses	hiking → horseback riding →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ansel Adams Wilderness → Cascade Locks, Oregon → Cascade crest → Forester Pass → John Muir Wilderness → Rae Lakes ("Pacific Crest Trail (nearby alignment)") → San Jacinto Mountains → Sierra Nevada → Three Sisters Wilderness →	traversedBy
Eagle Creek Trail ("Pacific Crest Trail access network") → Forester Pass → John Muir Trail ("Pacific Crest Trail system") → Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) → Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) ("Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail corridor") →	partOf
Carson Pass → Kings Canyon National Park ("Pacific Crest Trail (nearby/through region)") → Mount Hood National Forest → Walker Pass →	crossedBy
Eagle Creek Trail → Tahoe Rim Trail → Tahoe Rim Trail ("Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail") →	connectsTo
Angeles National Forest → Mount Hood National Forest →	hasTrail
Echo Summit →	accessPointFor
San Gabriel Mountains →	containsTrail
National Trails System Act ("Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail") →	designates
Three Sisters →	hasRecreationTrail
Forester Pass →	highestPointOf
California State Route 178 over Walker Pass ("Pacific Crest Trail at Walker Pass") →	near
Tahoe Rim Trail →	nearbyConnection
Sonora Pass →	nearbyTrail
Walker Pass ("Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail") →	onTrail
John Muir Trail →	overlapsWith
Tuolumne Meadows →	trailheadFor