Southern Sierra Nevada, California

     Of all the peaks in this range Mount Whitney is the tallest at 14494 feet, Mount Williamson, Crooks Peak, Mount Russell, and Mount Langley are some of the other high peaks. The Southern Sierra Nevada is located in California and is loaded with outdoors fun. This range covers roughly
 6200 square miles. If you're camping there's lots of campgrounds here in this range where you can spend the night in nature. This range has many nice forests. This range is made up of a number of smaller ranges including Alabama Hills, Greenhorn Mountains, Scodie Mountains, and Sierra Nevada each one of them has its own charm. Shirley Meadow is a good ski area in this range, where you can spend some time on the slopes. The Southern Sierra Nevada has lots of hiking trails where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. The Southern Sierra
    Nevada has lots of good hotels where it's always comfortable to stay. Coming to this mountain range is always a good idea. This range has a few good whitewater kayaking and rafting rivers including Brush Creek, Dry Meadow Creek, Kaweah River, and Kern River where you can spend
some time on the water. There are many beautiful lakes and streams in the Southern Sierra Nevada where you can catch a fish or two. This mountain range is so great.

 

 
Best Western Frontier Motel, Lone Pine
Vacation where the sky is clear and the air is clean. Where the warm desert floor beckons you in winter, and the cool mountain streams tempt you in summer. Where you can see the highest and lowest poi...

Best Western Holiday Lodge, Three Rivers
Turn back the pages of time 3,000 years with a trip through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National parks. At Giant Forest, in Sequoia Park, is the General Sherman Tree. The largest tree in the world, stan...

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Comfort Inn Lone Pine, Lone Pine
Located at the base of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and home to Mt Whitney, Lone Pine is your gateway to adventure. Hotel looks directly at Mt Whitney and is your base camp for exploring some o...

Holiday Inn Express Hotels Three Rivers Sequoia Natl Park, Three Rivers
All of us here at Holiday Inn Express Hotel - Sequoia National Park extend to you a heartfelt WELCOME! Just 6 miles from the entrance to Sequoia National Park in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra...



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  Books about the Southern Sierra Nevada
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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available in the Southern Sierra Nevada.
 Ski Areas in the Southern Sierra Nevada (1 total):
Shirley Meadow
600 vertical feet
 National Parks in the Southern Sierra Nevada (1 total):
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, Three Rivers - CA
 Whitewater in the Southern Sierra Nevada (15 total) including:
Brush Creek  Class V - 1.5 miles long (Rincon Camp to Kern River)
Dry Meadow Creek  Class V - 1.5 miles long (to North Fork Kern)
Kaweah River  Class III-V - 3 miles long (Dinley Bridge to North Fork Bridge)
Kaweah River  Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Above Gateway Bridge to Dinley Bridge)
Kaweah River  Class II-IV - 4 miles long (North Fork Bridge to Lake Kaweah)
Kaweah River - Middle Fork  Class V - 4.8 miles long (Hospital Rock)
Kaweah River - North Fork  Class V+ - 8 miles long (Tarbell Pocket to Yucca Creek)
Kaweah River - North Fork  Class IV-V - 6.4 miles long (Yucca Creek to Kaweah Bridge)
Kern River  Class II-V+ - 37 miles long (Junction Meadow to Forks of Kern)
Kern River  Class III-V - 16.8 miles long (Forks of Kern to Johnsondale Bridge)
 Trails in the Southern Sierra Nevada (21 total) including:
Atwell Hockett Trail Tulare County
Big Meadows Nordic Ski Trail Tulare County
Black Mountain Trail Tulare County
Bull Run Cattle Drive Tulare County
Cannell Meadow Trail Kern County
 Hotels in the Southern Sierra Nevada (4 total) including:
Best Western Frontier Motel Lone Pine
Best Western Holiday Lodge Three Rivers
Comfort Inn Lone Pine Lone Pine
Holiday Inn Express Hotels Three Rivers Sequoia Natl Park Three Rivers
 Camp Grounds in the Southern Sierra Nevada (104 total) including:
Alder Creek Campground Kern County
Aspen Hollow - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Three Rivers
Atwell Mill Campground Tulare County
Auxiliary Dam Campground Kern County
Azalea Campground Fresno County
 Golf Courses in the Southern Sierra Nevada:
MT Whitney Golf Course Lone Pine
Three Rivers Golf Course Three Rivers
 Lakes in the Southern Sierra Nevada:

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