Kaweah Gap

Kaweah Gap
Elevation 10,689 ft (3,258 m)[1]
Traversed by High Sierra Trail
Location Tulare County, California, US
Range Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 36°33′23″N 118°33′04″W / 36.5563283°N 118.5512053°W / 36.5563283; -118.5512053Coordinates: 36°33′23″N 118°33′04″W / 36.5563283°N 118.5512053°W / 36.5563283; -118.5512053 [1]
Topo map USGS Triple Divide Peak

The Kaweah Gap (/kəˈwijə/) 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kaweah Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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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