McIver's Cabin is a popular destination for off-road enthusiasts and serves as a shelter for hikers of the

Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie ...

(PCT). It is located at about 6690 ft. near the Kiavah Wilderness, in the Scodie Mountains area of the

Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum'') trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundari ...

near the PCT and at the end of the McIver 4X4 road part of forest service road 27S11. It was purchased in 1938 by Murdo George McIver and moved from Sand Canyon, where it was used in building the Los Angeles Aqueduct, to its present location. Miner McIver chose the location due to its proximity to his mining claim and a source of natural spring water, later named McIver's Spring. McIver was born January 05, 1893 in

Hoople, North Dakota Hoople is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. Hoople, named for early settler Alan Hoople, was founded in 1889. Hoople's nickname is "Tatertown." Hoople is probably best known outside ...

and died May 11, 1981 in Bakersfield, California. McIver pano 2011 cropped

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