Triple_Divide_Peak_(Tulare_County,_California)

Triple Divide Peak (Tulare County, California)

Triple Divide Peak (Tulare County, California)

Mountain in the American state of California


Triple Divide Peak is a mountain along the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada range on the boundary between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks, in Tulare County, California. It rises to 12,640 feet (3,853 m).[1]

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Near Kaweah Gap, the peak divides three important watersheds: the Kern River, the Kaweah River, and the Kings River. This three-way divide leads to the peak's name.[5] At one time, it was also called The Keystone.[7]

The Kaweah Peaks Ridge spurs off to the south,[5] while the Kings-Kaweah Divide branches off to the west.

View of Triple Divide Peak and Lion Lake from Lion Rock

References

  1. "Triple Divide Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  2. "Colby Pass". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 118. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  6. Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 220. ISBN 0-89997-047-8.



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