Muir Pass
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Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir.
Black Giant behind Muir Pass
View of Mount McGee, Lake McDermand and Wanda Lake, ascending the pass
The Muir Hut
Commemorative on the Hut
Kings Canyon National Park
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Kings Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Pa
Muir Pass
…Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the Pacific Crest Trail. It crosses the…
View of Kings Canyon, looking south from Paradise Valley. The Sphinx centered.
Mount Agassiz is located on the Sierra Crest along the eastern edge of the park.
The upper part of Kings Canyon, seen here at Zumwalt Meadow, was carved out by Ice Age glaciers.
Dusy Basin includes many small lakes, such as this one, carved by glaciers from granite.