Places: CA-Crane Flat

Crane Flat-5,823' (Ackerson Mountain)   (37.7638149, -119.8454555)
Crane Flat Lookout-6,634' (Ackerson Mountain)   (37.7593702, -119.8204546)
Crane Flat Ranger Station-' (Ackerson Mountain)   (37.7585368, -119.8057318)

Description:
“This name was suggested by the shrill and startling cry of some sand-hill cranes we surprised as they were resting on this elevated table.” (Bunnell: Discovery of the Yosemite, 1880, p. 316.)
“It is often visited by blue cranes to rest and feed on their long journeys.” (Muir: My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911, p. 122.)

From GNIS:

• Crane Flat:
•  A favorite place for blue cranes to gather (Steel).
• In Yosemite National Park, at the head of Crane Creek.

Trips:

• July 17, 2015 - On the way back from Sonora Pass, we stopped to hike to the Crane Flat Lookout
• October 14, 2017 - Day hike to Crane Flat Lookout and to Tuolumne Grove with Carol, Sherri and Gary

References:

•  NPS Crane Flat campground
• Hiking in the area
• Yosemite Conservancy restoration project
• Winter trails in the area
• Wikipedia on the Crane Flat Lookout
• National Historic Lookout Registry
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