Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument is a park in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 8,566 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carson Pass and Red Lake Peak.
Carson Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Hank Magnuski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88.
Red Lake Peak
Peak
Red Lake Peak is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe by Europeans in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort.
Elephants Back
Peak
Elephants Back is a 9,585-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwood.
Kirkwood
Photo: Ian McKellar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwood is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: monument
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Highlights include Frog Lake and Red Lake.
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