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Norris Trailhead

Norris Trailhead

9.14km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

The Norris Lake trail is 3.0 miles long. It begins at Norris Trailhead and ends at Jackass Lake 24e05. The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking, for over night stays in the wilderness a wilderness permit is required.This trail is a little bit longer than the Jackass Trail but is more of a moderate hike. Stay left oon the trail for about two miles to reach Norris Lake.

Sierra National Forest

Sierra National Forest

12.75km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in Central California and bounded on the northwest by Yosemite National Park and the south by Kings Canyon National Park. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and beautiful lakes. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California. There are local ranger district offices in North Fork and Prather.

Madera Peak

Madera Peak

12.87km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Madera Peak is located just south of the copper mining town of Miami, Arizona, and is the northernmost summit in the Pinal Mountains. It is a prominent peak when viewed from the west side. From the summit of Madera Peak one gains great views of a vast complex of high ranges including Ritter Range, the Sierra crest, Silver Divide, Yosemite boundary divide, and Clark Range.

Lillian Lake

Lillian Lake

14.61km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

A beautiful lake which is situated in the middle of forest and mountains and is famous for fishing and also for swimming. you can have a good trek for reaching here and also there are so many other leisure opportunities too.

Shuteye Peak

Shuteye Peak

17.28km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

A majestic mountain located in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, California. It is known for its panoramic views of the San Joaquin Valley, Mammoth Mountain, Bass Lake, and North Fork areas and is home to one of the last active fire lookouts in California. The peak is accessible by a main trailhead which begins north of Central Camp used by the United States Forest Service to supply the Shuteye Peak Fire Lookout by off-road vehicle.

Iron Lakes

Iron Lakes

19.68km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Iron Lakes is a lake in Madera County and has an elevation of 8238 feet. It is one of the iconic location where you cans pend some beautiful time by fishing and so many other leisure activities.

Joe Crane Lake

Joe Crane Lake

19.74km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Joe Crane Lake is a lake inside of Ansel Adams Wilderness. It is one of the beautiful lakes in the forest and is famous for fishing and also trekiing is possible here.

Fresno Dome

Fresno Dome

22.69km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Fresno Dome is better defined by the Mono Indians as "the greeting place". The dome as known to the Mono Indians as "the greeting place". John Muir encountered Fresno Dome, calling it "Wamello", in the 1870s, and used its summit to locate Fresno Grove.The campground is a favorite spot for deer hunters and is largely empty other than during deer season.

Upper Merced Pass Lake

Upper Merced Pass Lake

24.1km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

A beautiful picturesque lake located in the hear of Madera county. It is one of the main fishing and swimming spot in this area and also there are so many things to see and do.

Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls

24.14km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

This is the highest waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, in the eastern Sierra Nevada. As water rushes over the cliff, it erodes the vertically fractured rhyodacite more easily. A small cavern begins to form at the base of the falls, and the overlying rock loses its support and collapses. This process, known as undercutting, causes the waterfall to recede slowly upstream.

Star Lakes

Star Lakes

24.54km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

The Star Lakes is located in Madera County, California, United States. It is one of the beautiful trekking destination and also fishing and swimming is possible here.

Hoover Lakes

Hoover Lakes

24.83km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Hoover Lakes is a lake inside of Yosemite National Park. it is one of the iconic attraction inside the wilderness and is a beautiful spot for a trek.

Red Peak

Red Peak

24.84km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Red Peak is an 11,699-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is the second-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.

Red Cones

Red Cones

24.88km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

The Red Cones are a pair of cinder cones near Devils Postpile National Monument, in eastern Madera County of central California. They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest. They last erupted approximately 5000 years ago, with both cinder eruption, and a basalt flow from the southern cone.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Devils Postpile National Monument

24.97km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Devils Postpile National Monument is a United States national monument located in Madera County in the Sierra Nevada region of the state of California.The monument protects Devils Postpile, an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt. It encompasses 798 acres and includes two main attractions: the Devils Postpile formation and Rainbow Falls, a waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River.

John Muir Trail

John Muir Trail

25.11km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

A beautiful trail, which is 211 miles long and runs from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, in California. Winding through the famed Sierra Nevada, the JMT visits some of the crown jewels of America’s park system. The vast majority of the trail is situated within designated wilderness. The trail passes through large swaths of alpine and high mountain scenery, and lies almost entirely at or above 8,000 feet in elevation. The trail has been described as "America's most famous trail.

Minarets

Minarets

25.18km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Minarets is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located 5 miles southeast of North. The name Minarets was applied to a geologic feature in the county; see Minarets. The name was applied to a city planned as the county seat for the then newly established Madera County located 15 miles east of Madera.

Red Peak

Red Peak

25.36km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

A majestic mountain summit at an elevation of 11,699-foot. It second-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. This geographical feature's brilliant color is caused by iron-bearing minerals weathered to an iron rust which colors the granite. A good trekking destination and also a beautiful view point.

Minaret Lake

Minaret Lake

25.64km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Minaret Lake is a lake in the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada, in California. It is located in extreme northeastern Madera County, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and there are also so many things to see and do here.

Buena Vista Lake

Buena Vista Lake

26.8km from Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Buena Vista is a man-made site located approximately 25 miles southwest of Bakersfield. It was the second largest of several similar lakes in the Tulare Lake basin, and was fed by the waters of the Kern River. A good camping location and also there are so many interesting locations to see and do.

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Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

Sierra Vista Scenic Byway, California, USA

The Sierra Vista Scenic Byway is an 82.7-mile route through the Sierra National Forest in the U.S. state of California. Many examples of the Sierra’s most distinctive granite domes, meadows and glacial valleys can be seen along the way. It starts in the San Joaquin Valley and follows Highway 168 from the city of Clovis up the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range to Kaiser Pass Meadow at approximately 9,000 feet.