Farewell Gap
Farewell Gap is a high mountain pass at the head of the Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park in the US state of California. The elevation of the gap is 10,640 feet above sea level.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vandever Mountain and Mount Florence.
Vandever Mountain
Peak
Vandever Mountain is an 11,947-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park with Sequoia National Forest, four miles south of Mineral King, and 1.78 miles west of Florence Peak, the nearest higher neighbor.
Mount Florence
Peak
Photo: miguelvieira, CC BY 2.0.
Florence Peak is a mountain located on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is located about 6 miles southeast of the community of Silver City and 4.5 miles from the roads end at Mineral King.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver City.
Silver City
Hamlet
Silver City is a census-designated place in the mountainous area of central Tulare County, California. Silver City sits at an elevation of 6,732 feet. It lies 72 km ENE of Visalia, California, within the boundary of Sequoia National Park. Silver City is situated 6 miles northwest of Farewell Gap.
Farewell Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 10,640 feet
- Description: a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, California
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.39962° or 36° 23′ 59″ northLongitude
-118.57151° or 118° 34′ 17″ westElevation
10,640 feet (3,243 metres)Open location code
85839CXH+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3786986756OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
5347711Wikidata ID
Q118081889
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Notable Places Nearby
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