Sequoia National Park is a national
park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United
States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans 404,063 acres.
Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet
the park contains among its natural resources
the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505
feet
above sea level. The park is south
of and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by
the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks. The park is famous for its giant sequoia trees, including the General
Sherman tree, one of the largest trees on Earth.
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