Hite Cove-1,578' (El Portal)(37.6407644, -119.8490623)
Hite Cove Trail-2,694' (El Portal)(37.6496529, -119.8515628)
Hite Cove Post Office-Only a historical reference
Description:
In the 1860s, John Hite discovered gold near a wide place (cove) in the narrow canyon of the Merced River's South Fork. The old Hite Mine that produced over $3million in gold and a gold mining town that once stood on the banks of the river.
The Ahwahneechees were the first inhabitants of Hite Cove area for more than a thousand years, using the area in winter and spring, and returning to their ancestral land in Yosemite Valley. In the 1850s, the Mariposa Battalion were the first European Americans. John Hite settled in 1862 and owned and operated a gold mine for 17 years. By 1874, the facility had increased from a crude circular stone arrastra pulled by mules to a 20 unit stamp mill to break rock to extract the gold. Historical dollar production of gold removed was valued at $3,000,000.00 From the Yosemite Experience site
According to GNIS, also called Hite's Cove and Hites Cove
Trips:
- April 25, 2014 - Hike up to Hite Cove
- May 11, 2015 - Meetup day hike to Hite Cove
- March 16, 2105 - Hike up to Hite Cove
References:
- Yosemite Hikes - Flower Power
- Forest Service description of South Fork of the Merced hikes
- GoCaliforina about trail
- Yosemite Experience
- Sierra News Online article
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