Hoover Wilderness
Dunderberg Peak as seen from the Virginia Lakes Basin
Map showing the location of Hoover Wilderness
Map showing the location of Hoover Wilderness
Map showing the location of Hoover Wilderness
Map showing the location of Hoover Wilderness
LocationMono County, California, United States
Nearest cityBridgeport, CA
Coordinates38°6′47″N 119°22′37″W / 38.11306°N 119.37694°W / 38.11306; -119.37694
Area128,221 acres (518.89 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1964
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip stretching nearly to Sonora Pass on the north and Tioga Pass on the south.

The headwaters of the East Walker River begin in the Hoover Wilderness. It comprises 48,601 acres (197 km2). Many trails lead into it from the east, from Walker Meadow (off the Sonora Pass road), Buckeye Creek, Green Lakes, Virginia Lakes, Lundy Lake, and Saddlebag Lake (off the Tioga Pass road).

The Hoover Wilderness was originally designated as a Primitive Area by the Forest Service in 1931. It was named in honor of President Herbert Hoover. In 1956, it was designated as a Wild Area and became a Wilderness Area when the 1964 Wilderness Act was passed.[1] It was significantly expanded to its present size in 2009.

The Hoover Wilderness was the setting of Camping Adventure, a children's book published in 1976 by the National Geographic Society as part of its "Books for Young Explorers" series.

Summit Lake at the Sierra Crest

Places

Notable locations in the Hoover Wilderness include:

Notes

  1. ↑ "Wilderness.net's Hoover Wilderness page". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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