Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument is a memorial in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 8,566 feet. Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument is situated nearby to Carson Pass Trailhead, as well as near the tourism office Carson Pass Information Station.Places of Interest Nearby
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: Memorial
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.69519° or 38° 41′ 43″ northLongitude
-119.98975° or 119° 59′ 23″ westElevation
8,566 feet (2,611 metres)Open location code
85C2M2W6+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 358799996OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q49562787
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- Cebuano: “Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument”
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Highlights include Carson Pass Trailhead and Carson Pass Information Station.
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