Wolverton-7,244' (Lodgepole) (36.5960552, -118.736487)
Wolverton Creek-7,244' (Giant Forest) (36.5978225, -118.7533174)
Description:
James Wolverton, of Three Rivers, hunter and trapper, a veteran of the Union Army, who named the General Sherman tree in Giant Forest in 1879. Died in 1893. (Walter Fry.) (See Hospital Rock.) From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
From GNIS: Wolverton Creek: In Sequoia National Park, heads in Panther Meadow, flows west for 3.25 miles to Marble Fork Kaweah River and 36.8 km (23 mi) northeast of the city of Woodlake.
Trips:
- July 30, 2014 - Watchtower and Topokah Falls Hikes. Topokah Falls is on the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River
- August 17, 2016 - Sherri and Gary's day hike
- March 29, 2017 - Snowshoe trek with Betty
References:
- Camp Wolverton, former BSA camp
- CCC work at Camp Wolverton
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