Kaiser Wilderness

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The Kaiser Wilderness is a federally-designated federal protected area located 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Fresno in the state of California, USA. It was added to the National Desert Defense System by the United States Congress on October 19, 1976. The 22,700 acre (92 km ² ) wilderness is one of five wilderness areas in the Sierra National Forest and is managed by US Forest Service.

The Kaiser Wilderness stretches along the east-west ridge and is separated from the High Sierra by the South Fork gorge of the San Joaquin River. This is a miniature version of the Sierra, with an altitude of 7,200 feet (2,200 m) to 10,320 feet (3,150 m) at Kaiser Peak, and consists of granite blocks of glaciers, circa, lakes, granite cliffs and alpine peaks. Despite the small wilderness, it is part of the federal wilderness area almost adjacent along the Sierra Nevada Mountains with Wilderness John Muir in the east, and Ansel Adams Wilderness to the northeast. Directly to the south is Huntington Lake, a well-developed resort area.

The forest consists of white pine, Jeffrey pine, red pine, western white pine, and hemlock mountain. At Kaiser Ridge there is a lodgepole pine stand, and in whitebark pine and Sierra juniper grown on krummholtz mats. Willows and alders grow along a perennial stream that forms the drainage area of ​​the San Joaquin River South Fork.

Some of the popular lakes in Kaiser Wilderness are Nellie Lake, George Lake, and Upper Twin Lake, with Upper Twin Lake having a cave where the outlet stream disappears into and then flows underground for several hundred yards before reappearing.

Recreational activities include day hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, rock scrambling, nature photography and snowshoeing. Wilderness permit is required for an overnight trip to the Kaiser Wilderness. The Forest Service encourages the principle practice of Leaving Immature from outdoor travel to minimize human impact on the environment.

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Adkinson, Ron Wild Northern California . The Globe Pequot Press, 2001

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