Kings Canyon National Park

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national park protected area

Kings Canyon National Park is a U.S. national park in the southern Sierra Nevada renowned for its deep glacial canyon, giant sequoia groves, and rugged mountain wilderness.

Aliases (6)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national park → protected area →
adjacentTo	Sequoia National Park →
administeredBy	National Park Service →
borderedBy	Inyo National Forest → Sierra National Forest →
contains	Cedar Grove → Evolution Valley → John Muir Wilderness (partly) → Kings Canyon → Middle Fork Kings River → Monarch Wilderness (partly) → Rae Lakes → South Fork Kings River → Tehipite Valley → Zumwalt Meadow →
country	United States →
crossedBy	John Muir Trail → Pacific Crest Trail (nearby/through region) →
elevationMax	approximately 14,248 feet →
elevationMin	around 2,000 feet →
established	1940 →
establishedAs	Kings Canyon National Park on March 4, 1940 →
governingBody	U.S. National Park Service →
hasActivity	backpacking → camping → hiking → rock climbing →
hasBiome	Sierra Nevada montane forest →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate with strong elevation gradients →
hasFeature	alpine lakes → deep glacial canyon → giant sequoia groves → glacially carved valleys → granite cliffs → rugged mountain wilderness →
hasHighestPoint	North Palisade →
hasIUCNCategory	II →
hasVegetationType	alpine tundra → mixed conifer forest → subalpine forest →
hasWildlife	Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → black bear → mountain lion → mule deer → yellow-bellied marmot →
locatedIn	California → Fresno County, California → Tulare County, California → southern Sierra Nevada →
namedAfter	Kings River →
nearestCity	Fresno, California →
partOf	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks →
precededBy	General Grant National Park →
traversedBy	Kings River →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern California ("Kings Canyon National Park (eastern backcountry)") → Fresno County ("Kings Canyon National Park (part)") → Inyo County, California ("Kings Canyon National Park (part)") → Kings Canyon National Park ("Kings Canyon") → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks → Sierra Nevada ("Kings Canyon") → Southern Sierra Nevada →	contains
Cedar Grove → Generals Highway → Rae Lakes → Tehipite Valley → Zumwalt Meadow →	locatedIn
John Muir Wilderness → John Muir Wilderness ("Kings Canyon Wilderness") → Sequoia National Park → Sierra National Forest →	borderedBy
John Muir Trail → Kings River → Pacific Crest Trail → Pacific Crest Trail →	passesThrough
Cedar Grove ("Kings Canyon") → Evolution Valley → Tehipite Valley ("Kings Canyon") →	partOf
Generals Highway ("Kings Canyon National Park vicinity near Grant Grove Village") → State Route 180 →	connects
Great Western Divide → Tehipite Valley ("Kings Canyon National Park wilderness") →	locatedInProtectedArea
Rae Lakes → Tehipite Valley →	protectedArea
Inyo National Forest →	adjacentTo
Kings River →	associatedProtectedArea
Kings River →	associatedWith
Zumwalt Meadow →	category
State Route 180 →	easternTerminus
Kings River →	givesNameTo
California →	hasNationalPark
Lone Pine, California →	hasNearbyProtectedArea
Sierra Nevada →	hasProtectedArea
North Palisade →	nationalPark
Fresno →	nearbyNationalPark
giant sequoia →	protectedIn
Southern Sierra Nevada →	recreationArea
Forester Pass →	within
Zumwalt Meadow →	withinProtectedArea