Alta Meadow

Alta Meadow is a meadow in Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 9,019 feet. Alta Meadow is situated nearby to the locality Table Meadows.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alta Peak and Pear Lake Ski Hut.

Alta Peak

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak. By 1903 it was generally known by its current name and Alta Peak appears on the Tehipite quadrangle, USGS 30 minute topographic map of 1905, and was officially recognized by the Board on Geographic Names in 1928.

Pear Lake Ski Hut

Ranger station

Photo: Adorabutton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pear Lake Ski Hut is a mountain hut in Sequoia National Park, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in Sequoia National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1939–41 using local Sierra granite and timber materials, the hut is an example of the National Park Service Rustic style, using rough masonry and a log roof structure.

Bearpaw Meadow High Sierra Camp

Campsite

Photo: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0.

Bearpaw Meadow High Sierra Camp is a full-service tent campground in Sequoia National Park. It was established in 1934. The camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Alta Meadow

Type: Wetland
Description: meadow in Sequoia National Park
Categories: meadow and body of water
Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.5797° or 36° 34′ 47″ north

Longitude

-118.6616° or 118° 39′ 42″ west

Elevation

9,019 feet (2,749 metres)

Open location code

8583H8HQ+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 79587932

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

Wikidata ID

Q49584567

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Cebuano: “Alta Meadow”

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Localities in the Area

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