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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 Mokelumne Wilderness is a 105,165-acre (164 sq mi; 426 km 2) [1] federally designated wilderness area located 70 miles (110 km) east of Sacramento, California. It is within the boundaries of three national forests: Stanislaus , Eldorado and Toiyabe .
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]
The Eaton Fire ignited Tuesday night near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles and had exploded to 14,117 acres by Friday night and was 3%, according to ...
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.
Maps of the region show where the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire and several other blazes have scorched tens of thousands of acres — and thousands of buildings. Updating map of Southern California fires
The Eldorado National Forest has a high density of transportation routes, with 2,367 miles (3,809 km) of roads, and 349 miles (562 km) of trails. Roads under Forest Service jurisdiction total 2,158 miles (3,473 km). There are 209 miles (336 km) of county roads, and 400 miles (640 km) of private roads within the National Forest boundaries.
Anyone evacuating their homes due to the fire can go to the following locations, according to Cal Fire: Westwood Recreation Center - 1350 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025