Re: 6192' Elev sign @ Crane Flat?

I've always wondered -- and even searched to learn -- why there is a sign on BOFR just west of Crane Flat marking 6192' of elevation. The 1000' multiple signs are common, as are signs for populated towns indicating actual elevation (e.g. Buck Meadows, Groveland...). Is the sign location the actual site of Crane Flat - or what the average elevation or elevation at the center of that "location" is? There are numerous other named places in the park (e.g. Porcupine Flat) which roads pass through, but I've seen no other similar elevation sign with a non-1k' multiple. Was Crane Flat a (more) populated place at one time, a historically notable location, or is there some other reason -- other than "that's the way it turned out" to explain this?

Certainly not a pressing item of great import, but I figure that if anyone knows, s/he will likely be here.

Isn't that at the high point of Big Oak Flat Road, between Groveland and Yosemite Valley? I've always thought that was the elevation of the "pass" the road goes over.

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Yes, that was always my guess as well.

That makes sense.

It's just saying you are at Crane Flat.