Photos of Hoover Wilderness in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas

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Below are pictures from a July 2006 hiking trip to Green lake, West lake, Bergona lake, Par Value lakes, and the surrounding area.

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Green lake Waterfall flowing into Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Waterfall flowing into Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Waterfall flowing into Green lake Water drop on a leaf in Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake Green lake

Hike towards West lake View of Green lake from West lake summit View of Green lake from West lake summit Largest of the Par Value Lakes Par Value Lake Large Par Value Lake Stream flowing out of Par Value Lake into Green creek canyon Snow on shore of Par Value Lake Snow on shore of Par Value Lake Snow on shore of Par Value Lake Large Par Value Lake Stream flowing from upper Par Value Lake to Lower Par Value Lake Stream flowing from upper Par Value Lake to Lower Par Value Lake Turquoise water of Par Value Lake Stream flowing out of upper Par Value Lake Upper Par Value Lake Upper Par Value Lake Upper Par Value Lake West Lake Peak above West lake Peak above West lake Peak above West lake Spring near West Lake Wild onions in the Sierras West Lake Stream flowing into West Lake Waterfall on hike from West Lake to Bergona Lake Waterfall on hike from West Lake to Bergona Lake Stream flowing into West Lake Snowmelt on hike from West lake to Bergona Lake, near Dunderberg Peak Snowmelt Waterfall on hike from West Lake to Bergona Lake

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 km�). It was established as a wilderness in 1964, with passage of the Wilderness Act. Notable locations in 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 The Hoover wilderness was originally identified as a Primitive Area by the Forest Service in 1931. In 1956, it was named as a Wild Area and became a Wilderness Area when the 1964 Wilderness Act was passed. [Derived from Wikipedia] We took the following GPS altitude readings: Green lake - 8976 feet West lake - 9931 feet Bergona lake - 10,201 feet Ridge between Bergona and Lower Par Value - 10,992 feet Lower Par Value lake - 10,404 feet Additional pictures: main | 1