Wilderness Boundary
Wilderness Boundary is in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California. Wilderness Boundary is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Carson Pass, as well as near the memorial Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carson Pass and Elephants Back.
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.
Elephants Back
Peak
Elephants Back is a 9,585-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
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.
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.
Wilderness Boundary
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.6905° or 38° 41′ 26″ northLongitude
-119.99195° or 119° 59′ 31″ westOpen location code
85C2M2R5+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 2425098335OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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