▁L akes ▁Road ▁and ▁an ▁Off - Ro ad ▁Ve h icle ▁cor rid or . ▁ ▁E lev ations ▁range ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁Round ▁Top ▁( 1 0 , 3 6 4 ▁feet ), ▁a ▁rem nant ▁vol cano ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁area ' s ▁vol can ic ▁so ils ▁are ▁derived , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁cr est . ▁ ▁Land s cape , ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁The ▁west ▁s lop es ▁have ▁been ▁er oded ▁by ▁gla ci ation ▁and ▁water ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁gran ite ▁bed rock ▁which ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁dram atic ▁contrast ▁between ▁the ▁vol can ic ▁and ▁the ▁gran it ic ▁land sc apes . ▁ ▁The ▁w ilder ness ▁protect s ▁habitat ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁variety ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Round ▁Top , ▁which ▁is ▁designated ▁a ▁special ▁interest ▁area . ▁ ▁Pl ants ▁include ▁P onder osa ▁p ine , ▁can y on ▁live ▁o ak ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁al pine ▁veget ation ▁of ▁White b ark ▁p ine , ▁sub al pine ▁fir , ▁and ▁western ▁juni per , ▁with ▁western ▁white ▁p ine , ▁mountain ▁hem lock , ▁and ▁l odge pole ▁p ine ▁found ▁in ▁shelter ed ▁areas . ▁Water ways ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁of ▁the ▁M ok el um ne ▁River ▁have ▁rip arian ▁zones ▁of ▁white ▁and ▁mountain ▁al der , ▁