Located on the Kings-Kern Divide and on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, Forester Pass connects the drainages of Bubbs Creek (a tributary of the South Fork Kings River) and the Kern River.

At 13,153 feet (4,009 m), Forester Pass is the highest point along the Pacific Crest Trail.

The PCT/JMT ascends the pass gradually from the north and switchbacks precipitously down its sheer southern side.

Originally documented by a group of United States Forest Service workers, it was subsequently named in their honor.

A plaque commemorating his death is found on the southern side of the pass, most easily seen while walking in a northerly direction.