Kings Canyon National Park

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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.

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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
surface form: John Muir Wilderness (partly)

Kings Canyon National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kings Canyon

Kings River
surface form: Middle Fork Kings River

Monarch Wilderness (partly)
Rae Lakes
Kings River
surface form: South Fork Kings River

Tehipite Valley
Zumwalt Meadow
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy John Muir Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
surface form: 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 National Park Service
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: California

Fresno County
surface form: Fresno County, California

Tulare County, California
southern Sierra Nevada
namedAfter Kings River
nearestCity Fresno
surface form: Fresno, California
partOf Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
precededBy Sequoia National Park
surface form: General Grant National Park
traversedBy Kings River

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LeConte Canyon withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Bishop Pass locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Muir Pass locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Evolution Basin locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra Nevada ecosystem partlyProtectedBy Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon headwaters partOf Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon
Kings Canyon headwaters withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra Nevada batholith exposedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Roaring River drainage partOf Kings Canyon National Park
Colby Pass Trail locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Colby Pass Trail connects Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park backcountry
Three Rivers, California locatedNear Kings Canyon National Park
Three Rivers, California primaryAccessPointFor Kings Canyon National Park
Gateway to the Sequoias relatedProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Mount Brewer locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Mount Brewer park Kings Canyon National Park
Mount Brewer hasViewOf Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon
Avalanche Pass locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Avalanche Pass withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park wilderness
FAT associatedAirportServesNationalPark Kings Canyon National Park
Thunderbolt Peak locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Thunderbolt Peak borderOf Kings Canyon National Park
Mist Falls Trail locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Mist Falls Trail offersViewOf Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon
Mist Falls Trail locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Forest locatedNear Kings Canyon National Park
Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park partOf Kings Canyon National Park
Roads End trailhead locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Roads End trailhead withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park wilderness
Cedar Grove (seasonal area in Kings Canyon) locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Zumwalt Meadow Trail locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Zumwalt Meadow Trail insideProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Roaring River Falls locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Roaring River Falls locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Roaring River Falls locatedInValley Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon
Rae Lakes Loop locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Glen Pass partOf Kings Canyon National Park
Mount Brewer massif locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Mount Brewer massif withinNationalPark Kings Canyon National Park
Piute Pass Trail (regional access) accesses Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park backcountry
Independence hasNearbyProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
subject surface form: Independence, California
Onion Valley trailhead near Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park boundary
CA 180 runsThrough Kings Canyon National Park
CA 180 providesAccessTo Kings Canyon National Park
CA 180 connects Kings Canyon National Park
California State Route 198 accesses Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon National Park (via connecting roads)
Kings River canyon locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River canyon partOf Kings Canyon National Park
this entity surface form: Kings Canyon
General Grant Tree locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park