The Forks
The Forks is in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 3,415 feet. The Forks is situated nearby to the village Bass Lake, as well as near the peak Goat Mountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bass Lake and Goat Mountain.
Bass Lake
Lake
Photo: Guywelch2000, Public domain.
Bass Lake, formerly known as Crane Valley Reservoir, is a reservoir in Madera County, California, within the Sierra National Forest. It lies on North Fork Willow Creek, a tributary of the San Joaquin River, approximately 14 miles south of Yosemite National Park.
Goat Mountain
Peak
Photo: Guywelch2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goat Mountain is a mountain in Madera County, California, in the Sierra National Forest on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Its summit has an elevation of approximately 4,967 feet.
The Pines Resort
Hotel
The Pines Resort is a lakeside resort on the north shore of Bass Lake in Madera County, California. Established in 1901 by William Day and William Haskell, it was among the earliest resorts developed in the Crane Valley area. The Pines Resort is situated 1 mile northeast of The Forks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bass Lake and Oakhurst.
Bass Lake
Village
Photo: Guywelch2000, Public domain.
Madera County is in California. The western half of the county is in the San Joaquin Valley, the eastern half extends across the Gold Country into the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Oakhurst
Photo: Benny White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oakhurst is a settlement of 2,800 people in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. It is 14 mi south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite Forks
Hamlet
Yosemite Forks is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 18 miles northeast of Raymond, at an elevation of 2,907 feet. The road forks at the place: one continues to Yosemite Valley, the other to Bass Lake. Yosemite Forks is situated 5 miles northwest of The Forks.
The Forks
Latitude
37.31383° or 37° 18′ 50″ northLongitude
-119.57209° or 119° 34′ 20″ westElevation
3,415 feet (1,041 metres)Open location code
85928C7H+G5GeoNames ID
5401974
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