Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Crest Trail

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The Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Crest Trail is a renowned high-mountain stretch of the long-distance hiking route, featuring dramatic granite peaks, alpine lakes, and challenging passes through California’s Sierra Nevada range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance hiking trail section ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasFeature remote backcountry segments ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ
snow-covered passes in early season ⓘ
steep elevation changes ⓘ
hazard afternoon thunderstorms ⓘ
altitude-related illness ⓘ
high stream flows during snowmelt ⓘ
snowfields ⓘ
highestPoint Forester Pass vicinity ⓘ
knownFor alpine lakes ⓘ
challenging mountain passes ⓘ
dramatic granite peaks ⓘ
high-mountain terrain ⓘ
scenic wilderness ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
mountainRange Sierra Nevada ⓘ
overlapsWith John Muir Trail ⓘ
Tahoe Rim Trail (via nearby connections) ⓘ
linked to: Tahoe Rim Trail
partOf National Trails System (via Pacific Crest Trail) ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
reputation one of the most physically demanding sections of the Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
one of the most scenic sections of the Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
season typically hiked in late spring to early fall ⓘ
terrainType alpine meadows ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
traverses Ansel Adams Wilderness ⓘ
Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
Inyo National Forest ⓘ
John Muir Wilderness ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
Sierra National Forest ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
usedFor backpacking ⓘ
section hiking ⓘ
thru-hiking ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ

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Glen Pass → partOfRoute → Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
Lower Echo Lake → trailheadFor → Pacific Crest Trail section through Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Crest Trail
Echo Lakes trailhead → trailLeadsTo → Pacific Crest Trail section through Desolation Wilderness ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Crest Trail