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Mineral King is a 7.5-mile-long (12.1 km), 1-mile-wide (1.6 km) glacial valley in the southern Sierra Nevada.The valley floor lies at an elevation of 7,400 feet (2,300 m), while the granite peaks rising above the head of the valley reach heights of 11,000 feet (3,400 m) or more.
The East Fork Kaweah River is a 22.5-mile (36.2 km) [2] tributary of the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California. The river begins below Farewell Gap at the head of the Mineral King Valley in Sequoia National Park. The East Fork of the Kaweah has its source at the prominent high elevation gap at the head of the Mineral King Valley, Farewell Gap.
The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California in the United States. Fed primarily by high elevation snowmelt along the Great Western Divide, the Kaweah begins as four forks in Sequoia National Park, where the watershed is noted for its alpine scenery and its dense concentrations of giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth.
Draba cruciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known as the Mineral King draba. This is an uncommon plant endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County. It was named for Mineral King, a historic valley in the area. This plant is a squat, mat-forming perennial adapted to high ...
The trailhead up to Sawtooth Peak starts in Mineral King, 23 miles (37 km) off of California State Route 198 on Mineral King Road. The trailhead is located at the end of Mineral King Road in a parking lot/staging area. The trail up to the peak is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) round trip and is rated difficult.
Silver City is the name of an inholding in Sequoia National Park located at Mile 21 on the 25-mile road to Mineral King. [5] It consists of 58 fee-simple lots, 39 of which have cabins on them, plus a commercial area consisting of a store, restaurant and several rental cabins called the Silver City Mountain Resort. [ 6 ]
Cabin Cove, California is a small and historic community located in the Sierra Nevada and Sequoia National Forest, within Tulare County, California. Geography [ edit ]
The Springs of Lake County, California are natural springs, some of which are warm and/or rich in minerals, in Lake County, California. During the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century resorts were often founded around these springs, where bathing and drinking the water was thought to be beneficial to the health.