Sequoia Crest, CA

Sequoia Crest is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. The 2020 census counted 24, residents. Sequoia Crest sits at an elevation of 7,008 feet. Sequoia Crest can be reached from Porterville by 41 curvy miles most on California State Route 190 with an elevation gain of 6,549 feet. Sequoia Crest's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider California setting. The local scoop is how Sequoia Crest's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Before California became a state, the Yokuts Indians made summer camp in nearby Hossack Meadow. Sequoia Crest is surrounded on all sides by the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest and the Golden Trout Wilderness. Wildlife—such as bears, mountain lions, foxes, coyotes and other animals common to the wilderness—are often seen passing through the area.