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Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks S o k u To Bishop ee t Piute Pass Cr h F 11423ft p o o 3482m r h k s S i o B u B i th G s h L o A p Pavilion Dome Mount C F 11846ft IE Goethe C or r R e k S 3611m I 13264ft a D VID e n 4024m k E J Lake oa q Sabrina u McClure Meadow k r i n 9600ft o F 2926m e l d R d Mount Henry i i Mount v 12196ft e Darwin M 3717m r The Hermit 13830ft South L 12360ft 4215m E 3767m Lake Big Pine C G 3985ft DINKEY O O 1215m O P D Hell for Sure Pass E w o N D Mount V s 11297ft A O e t T R McGee n L LAKES 3443m D U s E 12969ft T 3953m I O C C o A N r N Mount Powell WILDERNESS r D B a Y A JOHN l 13361ft I O S V I R N N 4072m Bi Bishop Pass g P k i ine Cree v I D e 11972ft r E 3649m C Mount Goddard L r E MUIR e 13568ft Muir Pass e C DUSY North Palisade k 4136m 11955ft O BASIN 3644m N 14242ft Black Giant T E 4341m 13330ft COURTRIGHT JOHN MUIR P Le Conte A WILDERNESS 4063m RESERVOIR L I Canyon S B Charybdis A 395 8720ft i D rc 13091ft E Middle Palisade h 2658m Mount Reinstein 14040ft 3990m C r WILDERNESS CR Cre e 12604ft A ek v ES 4279m i Blackcap 3842m N T R Mountain Y O an INYO d s E 11559ft P N N a g c r i 3523m C ui T f n M rail i i H c John K A e isad Creek C N Pal r W T e E s H G D t o D I T d E T E d V r WISHON G a a IL O r O S i d l RESERVOIR R C Mather Pass Split Mountain G R W Finger Pe ak A Amphitheater 14058ft E 12100ft G 12404ft S Lake 4285m 3688m E 3781m D N U IV P S I C P D E r E e R e k B C A SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST E art Taboose r S id G g k e I N Pass r k Tunemah Peak V D o e I 11894ft 11400ft F e A R r C 3625m ree 3475m C k L W n L k O Striped Mountain E o e D NATIONAL E e L y r A 13160ft T n Burnt Mountain E Windy Peak Y C T a Marion Peak 4011m h E C M 10608ft 8867ft 12719ft t K Bench Lake r N e 3233m 2703m 3877m O D o C u r l S e k P o N e B IM u er S g T iv R ia n h S R r e a he w E nc Kettle Dome r s Mount o Bench t r g y R 9446ft O Lake Pinchot n C L C i 2879m O C K C 13495ft r S e N Pinchot Pass 4113m r T K e E e k A e k 12050ft Tehipite Dome iv C r R n U L Arrow Peak A n o 3673m 7708ft F B 12958ft e N Q Spanish Mountain 2349m s d Colosseum Mountain g Y R 3950m n y I h 10051ft i O 12473ft t O K N C C u 3064m R 3802m ek r o Cre e Obelisk S U ill e Pyramid m k w a L 9700ft TEHIPITE M Peak S o 2957m VALLEY 12777ft s 3894m A n g k KINGS CANYON e r IVID k l D E e e o e r Woods s F H Sawmill Pass C A C Granite Pass Lake 11347ft R Kennedy Pass ail FOREST q e 10673ft Tr 3459m u l 10900ft ree s e d A C k d 3253m Wo o d id 3322m s u Kings River N d c M o t O o Mount Baxter NATIONAL W PARK 13125ft M Y 4001m E Wren Peak L Mount L 9450ft A Clarence King MON ARCH V 2880m 12905ft E S 3933m I D k WILDERNESS A ee 180 Cr R Diamond Peak er K A in 13126ft in P rd To Independence gs Ga 4001m Road open Ca Mist and Lone Pine nyo Rae Lakes M summer only. n Scenic Byway Cedar Grove Falls Glacier il l Kings Canyon Lodge 10696ft Monument F Visitor Center 3260m l Roads End 11165ft Mount Gardiner a t and Village 3403m CONVERSE Permit Station 12907ft C N r BASIN O 3904m e KI NY e GROVE NG CA ek k S e Glen Pass Cr Kearsarge Pass ence To 11978ft 11823ft epend Y Ind Independence 3651m 3604m E Grant Grove Village B LL The ubbs SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST Cre Charlotte Lake VA to Hume Lake Sphinx ek N District Ranger 10370ft ONIO 9146ft 3161m Station (USFS) GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT 2788m k Kearsarge ree 20mi C General Lakes University Peak es 32km m Grant 13632ft m y To Fresno 4155m S Tree Avalanche Pass Kings C Grant Grove 10040ft Sce a nic n 3060m y Mount Bradley B o Visitor Center S y n P 13289ft w and Village H a I 4051m y N X 180 d Creek er C Mount Brewer Center h R p E 13570ft Peak e No gasoline ST h sold in parks. Big Stump 4136m S Roaring River Entrance S-KERN DIV REDWOOD 7400ft G ID G IN E MOUNTAIN e 2256m K Pinehurst n K GROVE e R Forester Pass Junction Peak r A a P K 13160ft 13888ft Montecito ls L R A A 4011m H P 4233m -Sequoia N i C O M ount Lodge g L I L h O T A Genevra w A N U O a N I 13055ft y T Shepherd Pass D 3979m N A 12050ft 245 O N Y 3673m Stony Creek Village Tab le Mountain N k (closed in winter) A 13 630ft ree LOST C C Mount Tyndall Mount Williamson 4154m GROVE 14018ft 14375ft S A 4382m N K G I 4273m Tyndall O K R Y R A C N E O N P I Creek A U CA P L A D L K Badger GS A A I Q 10827ft Mount Whitney Zone: N N N N KI IO O V E 3300m T TI MUIR Dorst I S Special permits are required NA A Y Mount Barnard N GROVE Creek D Centennial Peak for any visitors to the summit A O 13990ft OI Wuksachi N 13255ft area between Lone Pine Lake QU Lodgepole Visitor Center l 4264m 245 SE N R 4040m l BIGHORN and Guitar Lake. Inquire Village E Colby a and Village d PLATEAU T Pass n where permits are issued. Pear Lake S 12000ft Kern Point Ty E 9200ft 3658m 12789ft Tulainyo Lake To Lone W 2804m 3898m k (highest lake in Pine ree T rn-Kaw C United States) A Ke ea Wolverton h JUNCTION ce 12802ft Crystal Cave E Triple Divide lla MEADOW a 3902m R Peak R W G iv Guitar Advisory: Park roads 12634ft er Whitney are steep, narrow, and General Sherman 3851m Lake Mount Whitney Tree Mount 14491ft Portal 8036ft rail winding. Use caution. Road open summer only. Stewart 2449m uir T 4417m Lone 8361ft Vehicles longer than 22 feet GIANT 12025ft n M 2458m oh Pine (6.7 meters) not allowed. FOREST 3665m J Lake Bearpaw Meadow Crabtree Giant Forest Museum Trail Crest 7800ft Black Kaweah Whitney 10720ft Mount 2377m Kaweah Gap ek 13680ft Road open summer only. 13765ft KAWEAH BASIN Cre 3268m Hitchcock 10700ft 4196m 4170m Vehicles longer than 22 feet 3261m 13184ft Moro (6.7 meters) not advised. Crabtree 4019m Rock Lakes Mount P Vehicles longer than 22 feet ac Langley if Sky Blue (6.7 meters) not advised ic 14042ft SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Lake between Potwisha and H C 4280m i r g Mount Kaweah N e Giant Forest Museum. h s S 13802ft r t ie Buckeye Flat e T r O ra 4207m r y v Potwisha a a w T i i r Y h a l ig i R Rock Creek H l Mount Guyot ls N 9602ft ra 12300ft e Black Rock B Cottonwood n IG 2927m e Pass A 3749m C A re Lakes G 11600ft R ck ek R C Ro Ash Mountain O New Army Pass 3536m Y Entrance O CHAGOOPA 11475ft n C r 3498m A d No gasoline Little Five Lakes Foothills e N a sold in parks. 10476ft Y K Cirque o ATWELL R Visitor Center Silver City O Mineral King 3193m PLATEAU Peak GROVE N Resort Park Headquarters Siberian 12900ft k Ranger Station e Atwell Mill Pass 3932m e r Funston 10950ft C Road open summer Sawtooth Pass Moraine Lake 3338m only. RVs and trailers Lake 11700ft y not advised. r 3566m N D Cottonwood Pass Lookout Point Monarch 11200ft Cold R BOREAL Entrance Lakes 3414m Three Rivers Springs E Franklin K PLATEAU Pass Mosquito Lakes 11800ft 3597m k Franklin ree C Eagle Lake Lakes INYO LAKE White Chief e 216 Florence Peak snak Lake Rattle 198 KAWEAH 12432ft 3789m Homers Farewell Gap Shotgun Pass 10587ft Nose Hockett Meadows Lemoncove 3227m G 8499ft Blossom R NATIONAL So 2591m Lakes E ut A h T t rou Cr T ee So W k uth South Fork en Fo E ld rk North 3620ft S o K aweah G e Fo 1103m K T Natural bridge rn rk Kern Canyon R To Visalia E iv R 6456ft FOREST er R 1968m iver Quinn Peak N GARFIELD 10168ft GROVE 3093m Tower Rock Dennison L Coyote Pas s 8469ft i 0 1 5 Kilometers t 10160ft 2581m Mountain t D l e 3097m 8650ft I V 0 1 5 Miles 2637m K e I GOLDEN TROUT WILDERNESS DILLONWOOD r D n E Coyote Peaks GROVE R i 10892ft Sheep Mountain v e 3320m 10050ft r 3063m SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT.
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