Hoover Wilderness

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hoover Wilderness canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountainous region
protected area
wilderness area
adjacentTo Ansel Adams Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness
Yosemite National Park
country United States
designation primitive area
ecosystemType alpine ecosystem
subalpine ecosystem
established 1931
expanded 1984
governingBody United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasActivity backpacking
climbing
fishing
hiking
horseback riding
wildlife viewing
hasFauna black bear
golden trout
mule deer
pika
yellow-bellied marmot
hasFlora lodgepole pine
sagebrush
whitebark pine
hasHighestPoint Eagle Peak (Hoover Wilderness)
hasLandscapeFeature alpine lakes
glacially carved valleys
granite peaks
meadows
subalpine forests
hasRegulation group size limits apply
wilderness permits required for overnight use
hasTrailhead Buckeye Creek trailhead
Green Creek trailhead
Leavitt Meadows trailhead
Twin Lakes trailhead
Virginia Lakes trailhead
hasWaterBody East Lake
Green Lake
Hoover Lakes
Summit Lake
Virginia Lakes
IUCNCategory Ib
locatedIn California
Mono County, California
Sierra Nevada
Tuolumne County, California
linked to: Tuolumne County
partOf Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Inyo National Forest
prohibits mechanized equipment (except wheelchairs)
motorized vehicles
redesignatedAs wilderness
redesignationYear 1964

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Hoover Wilderness (part) isPartOf Hoover Wilderness
Emigrant Basin Primitive Area adjacentTo Hoover Wilderness