The Kings-Kaweah Divide is a divide in

Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and toda ...

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Kaweah River The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California in the United States. Fed primarily by high elevation snowmelt along the Great Western Divide, the Kaweah begins as four forks in Sequoia National Pa ...

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The Divide's extent

The Divide runs from (west to east) from Big Baldy (California), Big Baldy west of Mount Silliman east to Triple Divide Peak, which is part of the

Great Western Divide The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range located largely in Sequoia National Park. Some of the summits of the Great Western Divide reach well over . The High Sierra Trail crosses the range at Kaweah Gap from Sequoia National Pa ...

The Divide is a border

The Divide forms the northern border between Sequoia and

Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, the park was greatly expanded and ren ...

Summits and passes on the Divide

Going west to east, Mount Silliman is a prominent summit, as are Elizabeth Peak and Alta Peak, and the Divide terminates at Triple Divide Peak

Both Elizabeth Pass and Copper Mine Pass are directly on the Divide, as is Silliman Pass. It also runs along Copper Mine Pass, and is near Cloud Canyon and Upper Big Bird Lake.

External links

A mapNearby mountainsA description of hiking the Kings-Kaweah DivideSome photos
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