Place: CA-Millerton Reservoir

Millerton Reservoir-561' (Millerton Lake West)  (37.0205230, -119.6610085)
Millerton Ridge-1,401' (Millerton Lake West)  (37.0452269     -119.6848669)
Fort Miller-561' (Millerton Lake West)  (37.0152273, -119.6593093)
Millerton Reservoir-561' (Millerton Lake West)  (37.0205230, -119.6610085)
Millerton Reservoir-561' (Millerton Lake West)  (37.0205230, -119.6610085)

Description:

From GNIS:

• Millerton Reservoir: Formed by damming the San Joaquin River 1.6 km (1 mi) north of the community of Friant, 30.4 km 19 mi) east of the community of Madera and 30.4 km (19 mi) northeast of the community of Fresno.
•  Fort Miller:  Site inundated by Millerton Lake. Clough, Charles W. Madera: The Rich, Colorful and Exciting Historical Heritage of That Area Now Known As Madera County, California. Fresno, California: Madera County Historical Society, 1983. map. Also called:
• Camp Barbour:  California Department of Parks and Recreation. Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. Sacramento, California: The Department, 1989.
• Camp Miller:  Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966. p93
• Millerton: Clough, Charles W. Madera: The Rich, Colorful and Exciting Historical Heritage of That Area Now Known As Madera County, California. Fresno, California: Madera County Historical Society, 1983. map
• Rootville:  California Department of Parks and Recreation. Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. Sacramento, California: The Department, 1989.
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10. Fort Miller was established during the local Indian troubles in 1851, but was soon abandoned. Millerton was for a time the county seat of Fresno County, but in 1874 the seat was moved to the new settlement at Fresno and Millerton became deserted.  . From Up and Down California by William Brewer, Book 4 Chapter 2


The soldiers brought back a lot of newspapers from the camp at Fort Miller—papers from the East, from various parts of this state—old many of them, but very acceptable.  Yesterday, after washing my clothes, I spent the rest of the day in reading. There is a sort of fascination in reading about what is going on in the busy world without, in the noisy marts of trade and commerce, in society and politics, in the busy strife of war, of brilliant parties and gay festivities, and sad battles, and tumultuous debate, while we are here in these distant mountain solitudes, alike away from the society and the strife of the world. From Up and Down California by William Brewer, Book 5 Chapter 3

Trips:

• March 10, 2014 - Pincushion Peak
• Feb 23, 2014 - South Shore Trail
• November 20, 2013 - McKenzie TableTop
• November 9, 2013 - San Joaquin River Trail
• October 20, 2013 - South Shore Trail, Millerton
• May 25, 2012 - Blue Oak Trail
• January 15, 2016 - Meetup hike to do an eagle viewing
• February 27, 2016 - Pincushion Peak from the cow chute
• January 10, 2018 - Day hike on South Shore Trail
• January 15, 2018 - Day hike with meetup group on South Shore Trail.
•  January 31, 2018 - Hike from San Joaquin River Gorge to Temperance Flat
• February 10, 2018 - Meetup training hike for California Classic Half Marathon 
• January 8, 2020 - Sherri and Gary hike towards Pincushion
•  January 15, 2020 - Sherri and Gary on the South Shore Trail
•  February 25, 2020 - Sherri, Steven and Gary hike up to Pincushion
• March 3, 2022 - Afternoon hike on the South Shore Trail
  

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References:

•  Roy Holt's blog on Millerton Lake Caves
• KVPR on the World of Caves
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