The Kings-Kaweah Divide is a divide in

Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing ...

. It splits the

watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...

s of the

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 Park, ...

s and the Kings Riverbr>

The Divide's extent

The Divide runs from (west to east) from Big Baldy (California), Big Baldy west of

Mount Silliman Mount Silliman is a mountain in California along the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park The summit, at is on the Sillman Crest, a part of the Kings-Kaweah Divide. History The peak was named by members of the ...

east to Triple Divide Peak, which is part of the

Great Western Divide The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range that forms part of the border between the Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Some of the summits of the Great Western Divide reach well over . The High Sierra Trail crosses the ra ...

The Divide is a border

The Divide forms the northern border between Sequoia and

Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park 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 renamed to Kings ...

Summits and passes on the Divide

Going west to east,

is a prominent summit, as are Elizabeth Peak and

Alta Peak Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak. By 1903 it was generally known by its current name and Alta Peak appears on the Tehipite quadrangle, USGS 30 minute topographic m ...

, and the Divide terminates at Triple Divide Peak

Both Elizabeth Pass and Copper Mine Pass are directly on the Divide, as is

Silliman Pass Silliman Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. It stands high. Location It stands on the Kings-Kaweah Divide, loosely north of Mount Silliman., Hiking trip , EveryTrailTwin Lakes and Si ...

. 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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