Forester Pass
Forester Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. Located on the Kings-Kern Divide and on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, Forester Pass connects the drainages of Bubbs Creek and the Kern River.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Junction Peak and Caltech Peak.
Junction Peak
Peak
Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.Caltech Peak
Peak
Caltech Peak is a 13,832-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. It is situated one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just one-half mile south of the Kings–Kern Divide, one mile south of line parent Mount Stanford, and 9.3 miles northwest of Mount Whitney.
Mount Stanford
Peak
Mount Stanford, at an elevation of 13,979 feet, is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for Stanford University. It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California and is located about 3.6 miles from University Peak which was named for the University of California.
Forester Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 13,117 feet
- Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, California
- Categories: mountain pass, key col, and landform
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.69447° or 36° 41′ 40″ north
Longitude
-118.37359° or 118° 22′ 25″ west
Elevation
13,117 feet (3,998 metres)
Open location code
8583MJVG+QH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
Discover Forester Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Forester Pass” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Forester Pass”
- Danish: “Forester Pass”
- Dutch: “Forester Pass”
- French: “Col de Forester”
- French: “Col Forester”
- French: “Forester Pass”
- Italian: “Forester Pass”
- Japanese: “フォレスター峠”
- Slovenian: “Forester Pass”
- “Forester Pass”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Pothole and Mahogany Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ski Mountaineer’s Pass and Junction Pass.
Tulare County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Visalia, Porterville, Tulare, and Dinuba.
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