Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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adjoining national parks protected area

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are adjoining protected areas in California’s southern Sierra Nevada, renowned for their giant sequoia groves, including the General Sherman Tree, deep canyons, and high mountain wilderness.

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Surface form Occurrences
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks wilderness 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf adjoining national parks ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
borderedBy Inyo National Forest ⓘ
Sequoia National Forest ⓘ
Sierra National Forest ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate with strong elevation gradients ⓘ
contains Cedar Grove ⓘ
Giant Forest ⓘ
Grant Grove ⓘ
Cottonwood Pass area ⓘ
surface form: High Sierra backcountry

John Muir Wilderness boundary areas ⓘ
Kaweah River watershed ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Kings River canyon ⓘ
Mineral King ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation U.S. national parks ⓘ
ecoregion Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada forests
establishedFor preservation of Sierra Nevada ecosystems ⓘ
protection of giant sequoia groves ⓘ
feature alpine lakes ⓘ
giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) habitat ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasTree General Grant Tree ⓘ
General Sherman Tree ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor General Sherman Tree ⓘ
Mount Whitney vicinity ⓘ
deep canyons ⓘ
giant sequoia groves ⓘ
high mountain wilderness ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Fresno County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tulare County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: southern Sierra Nevada
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
partOf Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kings Canyon National Park → partOf → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ⓘ
High Sierra Trail → passesThrough → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ⓘ
High Sierra Trail → permitIssuer → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ⓘ
Rae Lakes → within → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks wilderness
Sawtooth Pass Trail → withinProtectedArea → Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ⓘ