John Muir Trail

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footpath long-distance hiking trail

The John Muir Trail is a long-distance hiking route in California renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery as it passes through Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks.

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Surface form Occurrences
John Muir Trail corridor 1
John Muir Trail network 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf footpath ⓘ
long-distance hiking trail ⓘ
approximateLength 211 miles ⓘ
340 kilometers ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endPoint Mount Whitney ⓘ
eponym John Muir ⓘ
establishedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hazard afternoon thunderstorms ⓘ
altitude sickness ⓘ
black bears ⓘ
snow ⓘ
highestElevation 14505 feet ⓘ
4418 meters ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Whitney ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
locatedInMountainRange Sierra Nevada ⓘ
namedAfter John Muir ⓘ
notableFor alpine scenery ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ
high-elevation passes ⓘ
subalpine lakes ⓘ
overlapsWith Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
partOf Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Crest Trail system
passesThrough Inyo National Forest ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
Sierra National Forest ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
region eastern California ⓘ
requires bear-resistant food storage ⓘ
wilderness permits ⓘ
routeOrientation north–south ⓘ
startLocation Yosemite Valley ⓘ
startPoint Happy Isles ⓘ
surface natural ⓘ
trailUse backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
traverses Ansel Adams Wilderness ⓘ
John Muir Wilderness ⓘ
Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ
typicalCompletionTime 2–4 weeks ⓘ
typicalSeason early fall ⓘ
summer ⓘ

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Little Yosemite Valley → accessTrail → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Emerald Pool → accessedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Vernal Fall → accessedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Lyell Glacier → accessedFrom → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Happy Isles → accesses → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Snake Dike → approachVia → John Muir Trail ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Muir Trail network
High Sierra Trail → connectsTo → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Mist Trail → connectsTo → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park → crossedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Nevada Fall → hasTrailAccess → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Yosemite Valley → hasTrailhead → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Forester Pass → highestPointOf → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Silver Apron → isAlongTrail → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Mount Whitney → isSouthernTerminusOf → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Mount Whitney → isWesternTerminusOf → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Trail Crest → locatedOn → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Liberty Cap → near → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Forester Pass → partOf → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Little Yosemite Valley → partOfRoute → John Muir Trail ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Muir Trail corridor
Rae Lakes → popularRoute → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows → trailheadFor → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Ansel Adams Wilderness → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Evolution Valley → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Forester Pass → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
John Muir Wilderness → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Rae Lakes → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ
Sierra Nevada → traversedBy → John Muir Trail ⓘ