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Sierra National Forest is a U.S. national forest located on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada in California, bounded on the northwest by Yosemite National Park and on the south by Kings Canyon National Park. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and beautiful lakes.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 23:21, 3 March 2019: 1,200 × 1,008 (2.15 MB): Shannon1 {{Information |description ={{en|1=Map of the Sierra National Forest in central California, created using USGS and OpenStreetMap data.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... The Sierra National Forest — located in the central Sierra Nevada, California
Nelder Grove, located in the western Sierra Nevada within the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, California, is a Giant sequoia grove that was formerly known as Fresno Grove. The grove is a 1,540-acre (6.2 km 2 ) tract containing 60 mature Giant Sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) trees, the largest concentration of giant sequoias in the ...
The forest contains soaring volcanic peaks such as Lassen Peak and Brokeoff Mountain, wide plateaus of transitional forest and sagebrush, and the homelands of Ishi, the last Native American to live most of his life free interactions with the dominant Anglo-Americans. Plumas National Forest: Plumas, Butte, Sierra, Lassen, and Yuba counties ...
Map of wilderness area The Dinkey Lakes Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area [ 2 ] located 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Fresno, in the state of California , United States. It comprises 30,000 acres (12,141 ha) [ 3 ] within the Sierra National Forest and was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System by the California ...
The mid-montane forest grows on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada at moderate elevations. North of Lake Tahoe , the mid-montane forest occurs from 3,000 to 6,000 feet (900 to 1,800 m). Between Tahoe and Yosemite, the forest ranges from 4,000 to 6,000 feet (1,200 to 1,800 m), while south of Yosemite, it occurs between 5,000 to 7,000 feet ...
The Sierra Vista Scenic Byway is an 82.7-mile (133.1 km) route through the Sierra National Forest in the U.S. state of California.Many examples of the Sierra’s most distinctive granite domes, meadows and glacial valleys can be seen along the way.