Kaweah Gap

Kaweah Gap
The view looking east to Kaweah Gap, with a hiker's camp in the foreground, 1986
Elevation10,689 ft (3,258 m)[1]
Traversed byHigh Sierra Trail
LocationTulare County, California, US
RangeGreat Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Coordinates36°33′23″N 118°33′04″W / 36.5563283°N 118.5512053°W / 36.5563283; -118.5512053[1]
Topo mapUSGS Triple Divide Peak

The Kaweah Gap (/kəˈwiːə/) is the lowest east–west pass through the Great Western Divide, in Sequoia National Park, California, United States. The High Sierra Trail is routed through this pass.[2]

The Kaweah Gap is flanked by Mount Stewart to the north and Eagle Scout Peak to the south.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kaweah Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  2. ^ Dilsaver, L.M.; W.C. Tweed (1990). "Selling Sequoia: The Early Park Service Years (1916-1931)". Challenge of the Big Trees. Sequoia National History Association.
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