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]
| Kaweah Gap | |
|---|---|
 The view looking east to Kaweah Gap, with a hiker's camp in the foreground, 1986 | |
| 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[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
The Kaweah Gap is flanked by Mount Stewart to the north and Eagle Scout Peak to the south.
References
edit- ^ a b "Kaweah Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ 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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