Upper Forni
Upper Forni is a hamlet in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,513 feet. Upper Forni is situated nearby to the neighborhood Strawberry Heights, as well as near Strawberry Tract.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Peak and Blue Mountain.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. Pyramid Peak is situated 2 miles northeast of Upper Forni.
Blue Mountain
Peak
Blue Mountain is a mountain in the Crystal Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. It is west of Lake Tahoe on the western boundary of the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. Blue Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Upper Forni.
Pyramid Lake
Lake
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of El Dorado County, California. Pyramid Lake is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Forni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 2½ miles southeast of Upper Forni.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 2½ miles south of Upper Forni.
Upper Forni
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Forni”
- Category: locality
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.82236° or 38° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-120.17243° or 120° 10′ 21″ westElevation
7,513 feet (2,290 metres)Open location code
84CXRRCH+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 141040050OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5404995
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Historic Forni Ranch and Agassiz.
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