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California State Route 168
State Route 168 (SR 168) is an east-west state highway in the U.S. state of California that is separated into two distinct segments by the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada. The western segment runs from State Routes California State Route 41, 41 and California State Route 180, 180 in Fresno, California, Fresno east to Huntington Lake along the western slope of the Sierra. The eastern segment connects Lake Sabrina in the Eastern Sierra to California State Route 266, State Route 266 in the community of Oasis, Mono County, California, Oasis, just to the west of the Nevada border. The eastern segment of SR 168 also forms a Concurrency (road), concurrency with U.S. Route 395 in California, U.S. Route 395 between Bishop, California, Bishop and Big Pine, California, Big Pine. Route description The western segment of SR 168 begins as the Sierra Freeway in southeast Fresno, California, Fresno at its interchange with California State Route 180, Highway 180. After reaching Shephard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Highway
Sierra Highway or El Camino Sierra is a historic route in California, United States, that connects Los Angeles with the Eastern Sierra and Lake Tahoe. The trail formed in the 19th century before it was rebuilt as highways in the early 20th century. It follows parts of modern California State Route 14, State Route 14, U.S. Route 395 in California, U.S. Route 395 and California State Route 89, State Route 89. Two portions of this road are currently explicitly signed as Sierra Highway. The first is an old alignment of SR 14 (former U.S. Route 6 in California, U.S. Route 6) from Los Angeles to Mojave, California, Mojave. This road is also signed with the unusual designation of State Route 14U through the city of Santa Clarita, California, Santa Clarita, and unsigned with the same 14U designation in the city of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles. The second part signed as Sierra Highway is a portion of US 395 in Bishop, California, Bishop. Traversing the extremes of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California State Route 180
State Route 180 (SR 180) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from State Route 33 in Mendota through Fresno, and then east towards the Sierra Nevada to Kings Canyon National Park. An unbuilt segment of SR 180 is defined west to Paicines. Nearly the entire stretch from the Kings River crossing to Cedar Grove is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, and nearly the entire route from Paicines to Cedar Grove is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System. Two segments travel through national parks, so are not state maintained and are thus exceptions to the above: a segment through the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, and the far eastern end of the road inside of Kings Canyon National Park. The freeway through Fresno has the distinction of having the most heavily traveled section of road in the San Joaquin Valley. Major plans include an extension west from Mendota to I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Pass (California)
Sherman Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in California on the Kern Plateau in the Sequoia National Forest near the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada. It is traversed by Sherman Pass Road (Forest Route 22S05), which runs from Kern River Highway (M-99) at the North Fork of the Kern River on the west to Kennedy Meadow Road (County Route J41 (California), County Route J41) on the east. Access from the east is via U.S. Route 395, US 395 at 9-Mile Canyon Road north of Pearsonville, California, Pearsonville, Kennedy Meadow Road to Kennedy Meadows, California, Kennedy Meadows, and Sherman Pass Road. One access route from the west is via California State Route 99, SR 99 at Sierra Avenue (County Route J22 (California), County Route J22) in Earlimart, California, Earlimart to Ducor, California, Ducor, Avenue 56 (County Route J22), Hot Springs Road (M-56) to California Hot Springs, California, California Hot Springs, Parker Pass Road (M-504 / Forest Route 23S03), Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest elevation highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of . Mount Dana is to the east of the pass, and Gaylor Peak to the west. Etymology Tioga Pass is named after Tioga Mine, whose name came from the Tioga River in New York: ''Tioga'' is an Iroquois and Mohawk term meaning "where it forks". Description This pass, like many other passes in the Sierra Nevada, has a gradual approach from the west and drops off to the east dramatically, losing more than by the time the road reaches U.S. Route 395. The pass is subject to winter closure due to high snowfall, normally from around the end of October until the end of May the following year, though these dates are subject to considerable variation. In heavy snow years, the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California State Route 120
State Route 120 (SR 120) is a state highway in the central part of California, connecting the San Joaquin Valley with the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, and the Mono Lake area. It runs between Interstate 5 in California, Interstate 5 in Lathrop, California, Lathrop and U.S. Route 6 in California, U.S. Route 6 in Benton, California, Benton. While the route is signed as a contiguous route through Yosemite, the portion inside the park is federally maintained and is not included in the state route logs. The portion at Tioga Pass at Yosemite's eastern boundary is the highest paved through road in the California State Route system. This part is not maintained in the winter and is usually closed during the winter season. Route description SR 120 begins as a freeway intersecting Interstate 5 in California, Interstate 5 to extend Interstate 205 (California), Interstate 205 through Manteca, California, Manteca. In east Manteca the freeway ends at California State Route 99, SR 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaver Lake
Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California. At elevation , several smaller streams also flow into the lake, and it receives water from the tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. The town Shaver Lake is located on its south-west shore. Background In 1917 Southern California Edison purchased the lake which had been owned by the Fresno Flume and Lumber Company for transporting lumber down to the San Joaquin Valley. The lake was formed with the construction of Shaver Lake Dam, which was built by Southern California Edison and completed in . The dam was built in blocks, with a keyway to hold it in place and a copper sheet to make it watertight. Its capacity is . Some water from the lake is discharged into Stevenson Creek for fish and other wildlife, but the rest is diverted to Big Creek, where it powers several hydroelectric plants in succession. The area now covered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ockenden, California
Ockenden is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an .... It is located south of Shaver Lake Heights, at an elevation of 5568 feet (1697 m). A post office operated at Ockenden from 1893 to 1918. The name commemorates Thomas J. Ockenden, its first postmaster. Bretz Mill operated one mile to the east on Pine Ridge. Established by Iowan Joseph Bretz in the 1880s it produced millions of board feet and manufactured posts, shakes and shingles. References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Fresno County, California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prather, California
Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of . Prather has a population of 1,569. The post office in Prather first opened in 1914, closed in 1935, re-opened in 1936, and moved in 1939. The name honors Joseph L. Prather who came to California in 1872 and whose ranch became the site of the town. It is the last community on California State Route 168 before the route climbs into the Sierras, passing Shaver Lake Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California. At elevation , several smaller streams also flow into the lake, and it receives water from the tunnels of Southern California Edi ... and Huntington Lake. References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Fresno County, California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tollhouse, California
Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of . Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevada, southwest of Shaver Lake and 18 miles southwest of Huntington Lake. It is home to 2,089 people. The town was created in the 1860s around the Yancy lumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defunct toll road running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak to Pineridge and housed a toll house. The ZIP Code is 93667, and the community is inside area code 559. The first post office opened in Tollhouse in 1876, closed in 1884, re-opened in 1885. The last toll on the toll road was collected in 1878. Nearby small towns include Auberry, Prather, and Shaver. Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for the Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California. Notable people Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include: * George Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys Station, California
Humphreys Station (formerly, Humphreys) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located northeast of Fresno. The name honors pioneer John W. Humphreys. John and his brother Miles Humphreys opened a store at the site after the Civil War. The business catered to stage travelers and to lumber workers on the Tollhouse Road, and was an unofficial passenger drop-off point for the Butterfield Overland Mail Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company)Waterman L. Ormsby, edited by Lyle H. Wright and Josephine M. Bynum, "The Butterfield Overland Mail", The Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 1991. was a stagecoach service in .... Originally known as Humphreys Station, the site often became known as Humphrey Station after a restaurant of that name opened on the site in 1920. A one-room schoolhouse operated at Humphreys Station until 1926. References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clovis, California
Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It was established in 1890 as a freight stop for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by a group of Fresno businessmen and Michigan railroad speculator Marcus Pollasky. The railroad bought the land from two farmers and named the station after one of them, Clovis Cole. Pollasky then developed a town on the site, also named Clovis. The completion of the lumber flume in 1894 led to the growth of the area around Clovis Station where a lumberyard and sawmill were built. Clovis was officially incorporated as a city in 1912. Today, Clovis celebrates its heritage as an American frontier town, known for its rodeo, Old Town Clovis historic district, and its motto "Clovis – A Way of Life." In the 2020 census, the population was 120,124. Clovis is located northeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). History The city of Clovis began as a freight stop along the San Joaquin Valley Railroad. Organized o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
