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Welcome to
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Welcome to
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The Western Divide
Highway from Ponderosa to Kernville/Johnsondale/Hot Springs was
re-opened as of
Monday, November 17th until next winter storm.
Information: normally pagers and cell phones do NOT work in the Ponderosa area.
Real-time weather conditions at Ponderosa
Photos of the wind, rain and snow damage to Ponderosa
on New Years Eve, 2005.
High Altitude: Acclimatization
and Illnesses
Current
fire information for the local area. Updated when there are
change/updates
Public
Service notices from the Forest Service Updated when there are
changes/updates
Plants found in the local area of the Southern Sierras
2006 Fire Safe - Make you
Home Fire Safe, 100' Defensible Space.
More details....
Location
of Forest Service web cams. When you are taken to the
Sierra Wildland Fire Reporting System, click on
Real-Time
then click on Web Cam.
Where
to hike in the Ponderosa area (Large file size,
48K)
Ponderosa
area weather forecast and weather history
Index
to pictures in the Ponderosa area
Sequoia
Snowmobile Club Serving the communities of Ponderosa, Springville,
Porterville, Tulare, and Visalia to name a few.
Winter
recreation & snowmobile trails (maps) Currently only have one
map, but working on more.
For information and pictures concerning the McNally fire which started on Sunday, July 21, 2002, click here. As of August 28, 2002 the fire is now 100% contained. The fire burnt 150,696 acres or 243 square miles at a cost of $45.7 Million.
Needles Fire Lookout
Needles Fire Lookout is located about 2 miles east of Ponderosa.
C F Smith Realty
Contact Jeanne Lake, your local REALTOR, (559) 542-2141. I can show you
many affordable properties in Ponderosa and surrounding mountain communities.
Come and enjoy mountain life!
Sorry there is no commercial downhill skiing area.
What is available at Ponderosa:
Fishing
Where to fish in the Ponderosa area
Ponderosa California is located in the central high Sierras east of Porterville in the California San Joaquin valley at an elevation of 7,200 feet. When traveling in California, from the north take Highway 99 south and coming from the south take Highway 99 north. Turn east on Highway 190 at Tipton which is ten miles south of Tulare and 55 miles north of Bakersfield. Traveling east Highway 190 is a two lane road to Porterville. From Porterville continue on to Springville (elevation 1,000 feet). From Springville to Ponderosa is only 25 miles, however traveling time is about one hour. Passing through PierPoint Springs (el. 4700), then Camp Nelson (el. 4800) Highway 190 ends two miles from Ponderosa. The last two miles to Ponderosa is the Western Divide Highway.
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During the winter, snow chains may be required
at any time on Highway 190 from Springville on, including 4x4 vehicles.
CalTrans does not remove snow from Highway 190 during the night time
hours.
California Highway
Conditions for State Route 190 (SR-190) to Ponderosa are brought to
you as a public service of CalTrans.
Links/Pointers to near by locations in the Sequoias and friends.
Boz Saddlery Hi-Tech Performance Riding School For English And Western Collected And Speed Bozzage Combined, in Springville.
Quaker Meadow Camp Quaker Meadow Camp has offered 60 years of the Christian camping experience for all ages.
Tarol's Webpage A Springville resident who has a BA in Biology and has been a naturalist for eight years.
Hot Springs Cabin Rentals is nestled just inside the Sequoia National Monument at California Hot Springs, CA.
R.M. Pyles Boys Camp, Established in 1949, Pyles Boys Camp seeks to install new hope and confidence in economically disadvantaged boys.
R-Ranch in the Sequoias, Johnsondale which is located just south of Ponderosa.
Wally's History of Johnsondale. A short but very interesting history of Johnsondale with photos.
City of Porterville, California
City of Springville, California
http://www.southernsierramessenger.com/ News of the Foothills & Mountains of Tulare County, California
Welcome to www.Mighty190.com, a website dedicated to helping you get the most out of your journey up (or down) our favorite highway. For those of us who live in the area of Central California served by the western portion of California Highway 190, the highway is our connection. For visitors, The Mighty 190 provides an opportunity to visit what many believe is the last, best part of California.
http://sequoiafacts.org/ SequoiaFacts.org is a non-commercial website sponsored by Community Media, publisher of the weekly Southern Sierra Messenger newspaper. News, information, and opinion may be posted on this website.
http://www.tcoe.org/scicon/weather/weather/current_vantage_pro_plus_scicon.htm
Weather station at SCICON - near Springville.
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