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Sequoia National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects 404,064 acres (631 sq mi; 163,519 ha; 1,635 km 2 ) [ 2 ] of forested mountainous terrain.
Sequoia National Park was first preserved as land set aside for recreation through a bill, Sept. 25, 1890, ch. 926, §1, 26 Stat. 478, passed by Congress and signed by President Benjamin Harrison on September 5, 1890, largely due to the efforts of Colonel George W. Stewart, who is known as the "Father of Sequoia National Park". [7]
Mineral King is a subalpine glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park, in the U.S. state of California. [2] The valley lies at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Kaweah River, which rises at the eastern part of the valley and flows northwest.
It takes ropes, drones and satellite imaging to get a full look at the General Sherman Tree.
Redwood Mountain Grove in neighboring Kings Canyon National Park “lost an estimated 974 to 1,574 large sequoias,” according to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which are managed jointly.
The Giant Forest Museum is a museum, dedicated to the main features of the Giant Forest area of Sequoia National Park, including its giant sequoias, meadows, and also the human history of the area. [1]
Redwood Mountain Grove is the largest grove of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees on earth. [1] It is located in Kings Canyon National Park and Giant Sequoia National Monument on the western slope of California's Sierra Nevada. The grove contains the world's tallest giant sequoia (95 metres (312 ft)). [2]
The Kaweah Gap (/ k ə ˈ w iː ə /) 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.