Mount Kaweah (/kəˈwiː.ə/) is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak. It has a summit elevation of 13,807 ft (4,208 m), the highest along the Kaweah Peaks Ridge.
| Mount Kaweah | |
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 Mount Kaweah from Red Spur, circa 1932 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,807 ft (4,208 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,027 ft (618 m)[1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 36°31′34″N 118°28′42″W / 36.5260491°N 118.4784256°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kaweah | |
| Location | Tulare County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | September 1881 by Frederick H. Wales, William B. Wallace and James W. A. Wright[5] |
| Easiest route | Hike, class 1[6] |
Name
editThe peak was named for the Kaweah River which has its headwaters to the west of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. The Kaweahs, however, drain into the Kern River.[1] The Kaweah River was named for the Kawai (or Gā'wia) tribe, members of the Yokuts people. The Yokuts were once known as Mariposa.[7]
Foxtail Pine
editA rare pine, the Foxtail Pine, lives on the southern slopes of Mount Kaweah.[8]
Highest mountain in the southwest Sierra
editMount Kaweah is the highest mountain in the southwest Sierra.[6][9]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "Mount Kaweah, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Mount Kaweah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 183. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.
- ^ "Photo of the habitat view of Foxtail Pine". All Things Plants. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ Langenbacher. "Mount Kaweah". summitpost.org. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
edit- "Mount Kaweah". SummitPost.org.