Emigrant Basin Primitive Area

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Emigrant Basin Primitive Area was a former protected backcountry region in the Sierra Nevada of California that later became part of the Emigrant Wilderness, known for its rugged granite terrain, alpine lakes, and remote hiking opportunities.

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Emigrant Basin Primitive Area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf backcountry region ⓘ
former protected area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access foot ⓘ
horseback ⓘ
adjacentTo Carson-Iceberg Wilderness ⓘ
Hoover Wilderness ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
climate montane Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
feature glacially carved valleys ⓘ
granite domes ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
hasEcosystem alpine ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine ecosystem ⓘ
hydrologyFeature granite basins ⓘ
high-elevation lakes ⓘ
streams ⓘ
knownFor backpacking ⓘ
horsepacking ⓘ
remote hiking opportunities ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managementAgency United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
mountainRange Sierra Nevada ⓘ
notableCharacteristic high-elevation backcountry ⓘ
limited road access ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ
partOf Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ
predecessorOf Emigrant Wilderness ⓘ
protectionStatus primitive area (historical designation) ⓘ
reclassifiedAs Emigrant Wilderness ⓘ
recreationType backcountry recreation ⓘ
state California ⓘ
terrainFeature alpine lakes ⓘ
rugged granite terrain ⓘ
usedFor camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
vegetationType coniferous forest ⓘ
meadows ⓘ

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

Emigrant Wilderness → previousDesignation → Emigrant Basin Primitive Area ⓘ