Carson Pass Trailhead
Carson Pass Trailhead is a trailhead in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California. Carson Pass Trailhead is situated nearby to the tourism office Carson Pass Information Station, as well as near the memorial Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Carson Pass Trailhead
- Type: Trailhead
- Category: sports location
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.69477° or 38° 41′ 41″ northLongitude
-119.98941° or 119° 59′ 22″ westOpen location code
85C2M2V6+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7256335686OpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailhead
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carson Pass Information Station and Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument.
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