High Sierra Topix

If you could pick only one lake, peak, river, or any other landmark, that represents the beauty of each of these specific areas listed below, what would it be? What comes first to your mind, when each of these sections are read?
Desolation Wilderness:
Emigrant Wilderness:
Yosemite (Valley):
Yosemite (outside of the Valley):
Hoover Wilderness:
Ansel Adams Wilderness:
John Muir Wilderness Central: Area south of Mammoth (Duck Lake) to the top of Kings Canyon
JMW West: Area west of Kings Canyon, from the Ward Mountains down Rogers Ridge near Spanish Lakes
JMW East: Area East of Kings Canyon, from Upper Golden Trout Lake down to Cottonwood Lakes
Kings Canyon NP:
Sequoia NP:

Here you go Maverick:

Desolation Wilderness: Lake Basin above Eagle Falls
Emigrant Wilderness:
Yosemite (Valley): Half Dome
Yosemite (outside of the Valley): Young Lakes
Hoover Wilderness: Sawtooth Ridge
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Bench Canyon
John Muir Wilderness Central: Palisades
JMW West:
JMW East:
Kings Canyon NP: Rae Lakes (in October when its not busy!)
Sequoia NP: Wallace Lake

Very top of brain. I hope I got the wildernesses right.

Desolation Wilderness: tie view from top of Tallac; Aloha/Crystal Range from PCT when Aloha has no ripples
Emigrant Wilderness: A hidden small valley full of wildflowers and a deep, narrow, still, crystal clear stream full of trout located here.

Well, my answers have to reflect my limited exposure, but here are my favorite spots I have seen So Far. I'm also not too sure of the designations of the three JMWs, so I guessed what was meant.

maverick wrote:
Desolation Wilderness:
THE LONG WATERSLIDE ABOVE THE VELMAS

Emigrant Wilderness:
GRANITE ABOVE BIG LAKE

Yosemite (Valley):
MERCED RIVER FLOWING THROUGH AUTUMN COLORS

Yosemite (outside of the Valley):
RED DEVIL LAKE

Hoover Wilderness:
I SEEM NOT TO HAVE BEEN THERE YET

Ansel Adams Wilderness:
EDIZA

John Muir Wilderness Central:
FALLS BELOW MOONLIGHT LAKE IN SABRINA BASIN

JMW West:
ODDLY, I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE YET

JMW East:
SAM MACK MEADOW IN SPRING OR GRANITE PARK

Kings Canyon NP:
SAPPHIRE LAKE WITH HUXLEY BEHIND

Sequoia NP:
HST FROM LONE PINE CREEK TO KAWEAH GAP

Desolation Wilderness:
Lake Aloha

Emigrant Wilderness:
Sonora pass

Yosemite (Valley):
Tunnel view

Yosemite (outside of the Valley):
Donohue - looking north

Hoover Wilderness:
20 lakes under Conness

Ansel Adams Wilderness:
TI lake/Banner/Ritter

John Muir Wilderness Central:
Taboose - looking west

JMW West:
Palisades - looking south

JMW East:
Whitney - looking east

Kings Canyon NP:
Muir hut - looking north

Sequoia NP:
Forester - looking south

Desolation:. Lake Aloha

Emigrant:. Granite above Big Lake totally!

Yosemite:. Too many. Cathedral Peal from Cathedral Pass, Echo Peaks from Echo Lake, Conness from TM....the views from Sentinel Done, Clouds Rest, Mt Hoffman...

Ansel Adams:. Thousand Island Lake

Hoover:. Stella Lake

JMW:. Fourth Recess and the Cascade

KC:. the Sphinx from above Mist Falls.

Sequoia:. Ranger Lake looking East

One more for KC:. Whaleback from Big Wet Meadow...

I'm also not too sure of the designations of the three JMWs, so I guessed what was meant.

Has been now clarified. Thanks

Desolation Wilderness: Lake Aloha
Emigrant Wilderness: Gem Lake
Yosemite (Valley): The Captain
Yosemite (outside of the Valley): Cathedral Peak
Hoover Wilderness:
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Thousand Island Lake
John Muir Wilderness Central: The Palisades
JMW West:
JMW East:
Kings Canyon NP: Probably Rae Lakes, but I must admit that I have never actually visited them!
Sequoia NP: [in wintertime] the Pear Lake Hut

This is going to be sort of top-of-the-head favorites, because there are just too many amazing places and I could spend hours fruitlessly trying to decide which ones are really my favorites...

Desolation Wilderness: 40 years since I backpacked here, but I remember really liking Dick's Lake.
Emigrant Wilderness: Ridge Lake
Yosemite (Valley): Sierra Point
Yosemite (outside of the Valley): Either Red Devil Lake or Rock Island Lake
Hoover Wilderness: Little Slide Canyon
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Bench Canyon
John Muir Wilderness Central: Pioneer Basin
JMW West: Blackcap Basin
JMW East: Kearsarge Pass
Kings Canyon NP: Kid Lakes
Sequoia NP: Sawtooth Peak