Kaweah peaks

Kaweah peaks

The Kaweah peaks are a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, located at approximately coord|36|33|N|118|30|W in Sequoia National Park. The Kaweah Peaks are composed of mostly rugged and loose metamorphic rock [citation|last=Hill | first=Mary | date=2006 | title= Geology of the Sierra Nevada | publisher=University of California Press | isbn= 0520236955] , and consist of several officially named peaks:

* Black Kaweah (13680 ft / 4170 m)
* Kaweah Queen (13382 ft/ 4079 m)
* Mount Kaweah (13802 ft / 4207 m)
* Red Kaweah, (13720ft /4180m) "and"
*Kaweah Peaks Ridge (varied elevation)

The mountains are isolated in the middle of Sequoia National Park, about a 20 mile hike from any road. The peaks are East of the Great Western Divide, South of the Kings-Kaweah Divide and despite their name, the Kaweah Peaks are located in the Kern water shed, not the Kaweah. There are many high alpine lakes surrounding the peaks in Nine Lake Basin to the West, and Kaweah Basin to the East. Visitors are rare due to their isolated location, but the Kaweah Peaks offer great tranquil camping, fishing and high alpine climbing.

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