Great Western Divide
The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range located largely in Sequoia National Park. Some of the summits of the Great Western Divide reach well over 13,000 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 13,694 feet
- Description: long ridge in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Also known as: “Great Western Ridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kaweah and Red Kaweah.
Mount Kaweah
Peak
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Mount Kaweah 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.
Red Kaweah
Peak
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Red Kaweah is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park on the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. It is 1.8 miles north of Mount Kaweah and 0.7 miles south of Black Kaweah. Red Kaweah is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Western Divide.
Black Kaweah
Peak
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Black Kaweah is a mountain of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge of the California's Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia National Park. The peak has a local magnetic disturbance that has caused compasses in the vicinity to vary by up to eight degrees. Black Kaweah is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Western Divide.
Great Western Divide
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Great Western Divide from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Great Western Divide” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Western Divide”
- Chinese: “大西部分水嶺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الانقسام الغربى العظيم”
- Japanese: “グレート・ウェスタン分水嶺”
- Ladin: “Great Western Divide”
- Venetian: “Great Western Divide”
- “Great Western Divide”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mineral King and Silver City.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaweah Peaks Ridge and Red Spur.
Tulare County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Visalia, Porterville, Tulare, and Dinuba.
Curious Places to Discover
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