Sequoia National Park
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Sequoia National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects 404,064 acre
The General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world (measured by volume), in 2022
Hospital Rock was a site of healing practices of local tribes before and into the 1800s.
Tübatulabal woven basket made around 1880. Basket weaving is a notable art form for this tribe.
A young Yokut girl, on the Tule River Reservation, ca.1903
Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range, and is the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. It is located in East–Central California al
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…mountainous terrain. Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. The park is south of, and contiguous with, Kings Canyon National Park; both parks are administered by the…
East Face close-up seen from the Whitney Portal
Sky pilot blooming on ridge just below summit
Mount Whitney as seen from Mount Langley
The Smithsonian Institution Shelter on Whitney's summit