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Coordinates: 36°41′39″N 118°22′19″W / 36.6941018°N 118.3720397°W / 36.6941018; -118.3720397
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== History ==
== History ==
Originally documented by a group of [[United States Forest Service]] workers, it was subsequently named in their honor.<ref>{{cite book | title = California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, Fourth edition | year = 1998 | author = Erwin G. Gudde | isbn = 0-520-21316-5 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen00gudd }}</ref> On August 26, 1930, four men—including 18-year-old Donald Downs—were injured during construction of the trail over the pass. A boulder let loose during blasting of the trail crushed Downs' arm. The men were evacuated by stretcher, Downs to Baxter Cabin and the others to [[Independence, California|Independence]]. Mr. Down's arm was amputated. He died on September 2, 1930, from complications of surgery. A plane crashed at Tyndall Creek after dropping medicine for Downs. A plaque commemorating his death is found on the southern side of the pass, most easily seen while walking in a northerly direction.<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=77byX--cfRwC&q=worker+death+forester+pass&pg=PA107|title = Death, Daring, and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks|last = Farabee|first = Charles R. "Butch" Jr.|date = 2005-04-07|publisher = Taylor Trade Publications|isbn = 9781461661856|pages = 107–109|language = en}}</ref>
Originally documented by a group of [[United States Forest Service]] workers, it was subsequently named in their honor.<ref>{{cite book | title = California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, Fourth edition | year = 1998 | author = Erwin G. Gudde | isbn = 0-520-21316-5 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen00gudd }}</ref> On August 26, 1930, four men—including 18-year-old Donald Downs—were injured during construction of the trail over the pass. A boulder let loose during blasting of the trail crushed Downs' arm. The men were evacuated by stretcher, Downs to Baxter Cabin and the others to [[Independence, California|Independence]]. Mr. Down's arm was amputated. He died on September 2, 1930, from complications of surgery. A plane crashed at Tyndall Creek after dropping medicine for Downs. A plaque commemorating his death is found on the southern side of the pass, most easily seen while walking in a northerly direction.<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=77byX--cfRwC&q=worker+death+forester+pass&pg=PA107|title = Death, Daring, and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks|last = Farabee|first = Charles R. "Butch" Jr.|date = 2005-04-07|publisher = Taylor Trade Publications|isbn = 9781461661856|pages = 107–109|language = en}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Bear Valley Springs, California (1981–2010)
|single line = Y

|Jan high F = 23.6
|Feb high F = 24.6
|Mar high F = 27.6
|Apr high F = 31.0
|May high F = 40.2
|Jun high F = 49.6
|Jul high F = 55.9
|Aug high F = 54.6
|Sep high F = 49.8
|Oct high F = 41.5
|Nov high F = 31.6
|Dec high F = 24.2
|year high F =
|Jan low F = -3.4
|Feb low F = -2.2
|Mar low F = 4.7
|Apr low F = 9.2
|May low F = 15.4
|Jun low F = 22.8
|Jul low F = 28.3
|Aug low F = 27.6
|Sep low F = 23.7
|Oct low F = 14.9
|Nov low F = 3.2
|Dec low F = -4.7
|year low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 7.71
|Feb precipitation inch = 6.78
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.97
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.15
|May precipitation inch = 1.88
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.51
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.32
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.20
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.00
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.40
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.33
|year precipitation inch=

|source = Bestplaces<ref>Climate in Bear Valley Springs, California(bestplaces)
https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/bear_valley_springs</ref>
}}


[[Image:Donald Downs plaque.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.2|Memorial plaque to Donald Downs]]
[[Image:Donald Downs plaque.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.2|Memorial plaque to Donald Downs]]

Revision as of 23:59, 24 May 2024

Forester Pass
The view south from Forester Pass
Elevation13,153 ft (4,009 m)[1]
Traversed byJohn Muir Trail, Pacific Crest Trail
LocationTulare County, California, United States
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates36°41′39″N 118°22′19″W / 36.6941018°N 118.3720397°W / 36.6941018; -118.3720397[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Williamson
Forester Pass is located in California
Forester Pass
Location in California

Forester Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. Located on the Kings-Kern Divide and on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, Forester Pass connects the drainages of Bubbs Creek (a tributary of the South Fork Kings River) and the Kern River. The pass is traversed by the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, which are coincident between Crabtree Meadows and Tuolumne Meadows. At 13,153 feet (4,009 m), Forester Pass is the highest point along the Pacific Crest Trail. It is also the southernmost of the six high mountain passes above 11,000 feet along the John Muir Trail, with (in order from north to south) Donohue Pass, Muir Pass, Mather Pass, Pinchot Pass, and Glen Pass.

The PCT/JMT ascends the pass gradually from the north and switchbacks precipitously down its sheer southern side.

History

Originally documented by a group of United States Forest Service workers, it was subsequently named in their honor.[2] On August 26, 1930, four men—including 18-year-old Donald Downs—were injured during construction of the trail over the pass. A boulder let loose during blasting of the trail crushed Downs' arm. The men were evacuated by stretcher, Downs to Baxter Cabin and the others to Independence. Mr. Down's arm was amputated. He died on September 2, 1930, from complications of surgery. A plane crashed at Tyndall Creek after dropping medicine for Downs. A plaque commemorating his death is found on the southern side of the pass, most easily seen while walking in a northerly direction.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Bear Valley Springs, California (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.6
(−4.7) 		24.6
(−4.1) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		31.0
(−0.6) 		40.2
(4.6) 		49.6
(9.8) 		55.9
(13.3) 		54.6
(12.6) 		49.8
(9.9) 		41.5
(5.3) 		31.6
(−0.2) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		37.9
(3.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −3.4
(−19.7) 		−2.2
(−19.0) 		4.7
(−15.2) 		9.2
(−12.7) 		15.4
(−9.2) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		28.3
(−2.1) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		23.7
(−4.6) 		14.9
(−9.5) 		3.2
(−16.0) 		−4.7
(−20.4) 		11.6
(−11.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 7.71
(196) 		6.78
(172) 		5.97
(152) 		4.15
(105) 		1.88
(48) 		0.51
(13) 		0.32
(8.1) 		0.20
(5.1) 		0.35
(8.9) 		2.00
(51) 		2.40
(61) 		7.33
(186) 		39.6
(1,006.1)
Source: Bestplaces[4]
Memorial plaque to Donald Downs

References

  1. ^ a b "Forester Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Erwin G. Gudde (1998). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, Fourth edition. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.
  3. ^ Farabee, Charles R. "Butch" Jr. (2005-04-07). Death, Daring, and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks. Taylor Trade Publications. pp. 107–109. ISBN 9781461661856.
  4. ^ Climate in Bear Valley Springs, California(bestplaces) https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/bear_valley_springs


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