Sequoia and Kings Canyon backcountry
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The Sequoia and Kings Canyon backcountry is a vast, rugged wilderness area in California’s southern Sierra Nevada renowned for its high alpine basins, deep glacial canyons, and remote, trail-accessed landscapes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sequoia National Park backcountry | 2 |
| Great Western Divide backcountry routes | 1 |
| Sequoia and Kings Canyon backcountry canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry region
ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
hiking trails
ⓘ
stock trails ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| governedBy | wilderness regulations ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
climbing ⓘ fishing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ wilderness camping ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
alpine zone
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ subalpine zone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine lakes
ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ granite peaks ⓘ high mountain passes ⓘ meadows ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ remote emergency response ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
limited access in shoulder seasons
ⓘ
primary use in summer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep glacial canyons
ⓘ
high alpine basins ⓘ remote landscapes ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ trail-accessed areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Kings Canyon National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequoia National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
campfire use
ⓘ
food storage to protect bears ⓘ group size limits ⓘ |
| requires | backcountry permits for overnight use ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nature photography
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ wilderness recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sequoia National Park backcountry
this entity surface form:
Great Western Divide backcountry routes
this entity surface form:
Sequoia National Park backcountry