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The Kaiser Wilderness stretches along an east–west ridge and is separated from the High Sierra by the South Fork San Joaquin River canyon. It is a miniature version of the Sierra, with elevations from 7,200 feet (2,200 m) to 10,320 feet (3,150 m) at Kaiser Peak , and is composed of glacier-scoured granite blocks, cirques , lakes, granitic ...
The John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail run for a great distance through this wilderness area. In addition to the long and narrow section along the crest, this wilderness area also covers some lower-elevation terrain in the western Sierra north of Kings Canyon National Park. Kaiser Wilderness: Fresno County
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Wilderness Act passes. John Muir Wilderness established. Tehipite Valley transferred to Kings Canyon National Park. [2]: 167 1974 Kaiser Wilderness established. 1984 California Wilderness Act halts Trans-Sierra Highway. 1989 Sierra Vista Scenic Byway named a national scenic byway.
After disappearing from a campground in the Sierra National Forest, a 4-year-old boy from Torrance was found by a search-and-rescue party and reunited with his parents.
Whitmore was a lifelong environmental activist on behalf of wilderness preservation, such as promoting the establishment of the Kaiser Wilderness in 1976. He lobbied for passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984, which he later described as establishing "the longest stretch of de facto wilderness in the lower 48 states."
Pack Station at the Kaiser Wilderness trailhead in Lakeshore, Fresno County, California. A pack station is the base of operations for transporting freight via pack animals in areas that do not allow for other forms of transportation, either due to difficult access or use restrictions as defined in Wilderness Act.
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