Hoover Wilderness

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. It comprises 48,601 acres (197 km²). It was established as a wilderness in 1964, with passage of the Wilderness Act.

Notable portions of the Hoover Wilderness include:

• Twenty Lakes Basin 37°59′ N 119°18′ W
• Virginia Lakes Basin 38°3′ N 119°16.5′ W
• The Sawtooth Ridge 38°6′ N 119°24′ W

External links

• Hoover Wilderness web page at the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest