Desolation Wilderness

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Desolation Wilderness is a rugged, highly popular protected wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Desolation Wilderness canonical 19
Desolation Valley Primitive Area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States wilderness area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessPoint Bayview trailhead ⓘ
Eagle Falls trailhead ⓘ
linked to: Eagle Falls Trail

Echo Lakes trailhead ⓘ
Glen Alpine trailhead ⓘ
adjacentTo Lake Tahoe ⓘ
area approximately 25,500 hectares ⓘ
approximately 63,000 acres ⓘ
climate short summers ⓘ
snowy winters ⓘ
contains Gilmore Lake ⓘ
Heather Lake ⓘ
Lake Aloha ⓘ
Lake of the Woods ⓘ
Mount Tallac region ⓘ
Pyramid Creek ⓘ
Ropi Lake ⓘ
Velma Lakes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation wilderness area ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine ecosystem ⓘ
established 1969 ⓘ
feature alpine lakes ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ⓘ
highestPoint Pyramid Peak ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 3,043 meters ⓘ
approximately 9,985 feet ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
El Dorado County, California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
managedBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
managementPractice campfire restrictions ⓘ
group size limits ⓘ
overnight quota system ⓘ
nearestCity South Lake Tahoe, California ⓘ
linked to: South Lake Tahoe
notableView views of Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac area ⓘ
partOf Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ⓘ
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
previousDesignation Desolation Valley Primitive Area ⓘ
region Northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
requires day-use permits in quota season ⓘ
permits for overnight use ⓘ
state California ⓘ
terrain alpine basins ⓘ
glaciated valleys ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Echo Summit → accessPointFor → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
El Dorado County, California → contains → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Desolation Wilderness trail network → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Eagle Falls → near → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Desolation Wilderness → previousDesignation → Desolation Valley Primitive Area ⓘ
linked to: Desolation Wilderness
Tahoe Rim Trail → passesThrough → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Lower Echo Lake → hasAccessTo → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Eagle Falls Trail → near → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Echo Lakes trailhead → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Glen Alpine trailhead → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Glen Alpine trailhead → accesses → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Lake Aloha → locatedInProtectedArea → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Mount Tallac region → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Bayview trailhead → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Bayview trailhead → hasAccessTo → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Lake of the Woods (Desolation Wilderness) → locatedIn → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods (Desolation Wilderness) → protectedArea → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods (Desolation Wilderness) → wildernessArea → Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: Lake of the Woods