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Round Top is a 10,381-foot (3,164 m) mountain located on the Sierra crest in Alpine County, California, United States. [3] Its summit is the highest point in Eldorado National Forest and the Mokelumne Wilderness . [ 1 ]
The Pacific Crest Trail, the Tahoe–Yosemite Trail and the Emigrant Summit Trail all cross through the Mokelumne Wilderness. The Emigrant Summit Trail is a designated National Recreation and Historic Trail that follows the western boundary and then passes through the wilderness from Emigrant Valley to Caples Lake.
This landmark of Hope Valley is set in the Mokelumne Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The summit is situated one mile south of Carson Pass and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northeast of line parent Round Top. Elephants Back is a lava dome which was created in association with the now-inactive volcanic vent that is Round Top. [6]
Emigrant Wilderness outline map. The Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest is a formally designated wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada.It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest and the Hoover Wilderness on the east, and State Route 108 over Sonora Pass on the north.
Round Top (Livingston Manor, New York) Roundtop Mountain (Ulster County, New York) Ski Roundtop, a ski resort on Roundtop in York County, Pennsylvania; Roundtop Trail, a hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee, United States; Round Top Mountain, an elevation in Hudspeth County, Texas
The Rock Run Trails System (RRTS) is a 12.2-mile (19.6 km) cross-country skiing and hiking trail in central Pennsylvania, [nb 1] consisting of an entrance trail and loop in Moshannon State Forest. [1] It follows several former logging railroad grades, some of significant historical interest. [2] It shares part of its route with the Allegheny ...
Mokelumne Peak has the largest body of metamorphic rock in the region, called the Mokelumne Peak roof pendant, extending over an area of 15 square miles (39 km 2).These rocks were originally Jurassic or Cretaceous age, but were metamorphosed when plutons of the Sierra Nevada batholith intruded in the Cretaceous.
Round Top Loop Trail circles Round Top's peak. Volcanic Trail, once a quarry haul road, contains most of the stops on the self-guided volcanic tour. Quarry Trail connects the middle of Volcanic Trail to a point lower down on Quarry Road. Pond Trail is a short trail segment that descends to a couple of ponds on the north side of the preserve. [1]