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The Inyo National Forest was named after Inyo County, California, in which much of the forest resides. The name "Inyo" comes from a Native American word meaning "dwelling place of the great spirit". [8] The forest spans parts of Inyo, Mono, Tulare, Fresno and Madera counties in California, and Esmeralda and Mineral counties in Nevada.
Volcanic Ridge is an 11,486-foot-elevation (3,501 meter) ridge located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Madera County of northern California, United States. [4] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest .
The wilderness is largely managed by the Inyo National Forest, with 24,162 acres (9,778 ha) managed by the Bureau of Land Management. [3] [4] [5] The wilderness covers the White Mountains along the eastern boundary of California, from Boundary Peak in the north, south almost to Bishop.
Glass Mountain, in Inyo National Forest, is one of the tallest peaks in Mono County, California. The peak lies 20 miles (32 km) southeast of the shoreline of Mono Lake and is the highest point on the four-mile (6.4 km) long sinuous Glass Mountain Ridge. [3] [4] [5] The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of Long Valley Caldera.
The Inyo National Forest — in eastern California and western Nevada. ... Volcanic Ridge; W. Mount Wallace (Fresno and Inyo counties, California) Mount Warren ...
The Owens River Headwaters Wilderness is a wilderness area inside the Inyo National Forest in eastern California designated to protect the headwaters of the Owens River.The wilderness area was created on March 30, 2009, when the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 was signed into law. [2]
Williamson stands in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.It is located approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous U.S., and about 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Shepherd Pass, the nearest trail access.
The wilderness covers an area of approximately 10,000 acres (40 km 2), and is administered by the Inyo National Forest. Boundary Peak, the highest point in Nevada, is the namesake and within the Boundary Peak Wilderness.