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Black Kaweah

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Mountain of California's Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia National Park

Black Kaweah
Black Kaweah is the leftmost peak
Highest point
Elevation	13,686+ ft (4,172+ m) NAVD 88^[1]
Prominence	520 ft (158 m)^[1]
Parent peak	Red Kaweah^[1]
Listing	SPS Mountaineers peak^[2]
Coordinates	36°32′43″N118°30′57″W / 36.5453837°N 118.5158296°W /36.5453837; -118.5158296^[3]
Geography

Location	Sequoia National Park,Tulare County,California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada,Great Western Divide
Topo map	USGS Triple Divide Peak
Climbing
First ascent	August 11, 1920 via West Ridge byDuncan McDuffie, Onis Brown,James Hutchinson^[4]^[5]
Easiest route	Exposed scramble,class 3^[5]

Black Kaweah is a mountain of theKaweah Peaks Ridge of theCalifornia'sSierra Nevada, inSequoia National Park. The peak has a local magnetic disturbance that has caused compasses in the vicinity to vary by up to eight degrees.^[5]Fulgurites can be found on the peak.^[6]

^^a ^b ^c"Black Kaweah, California".Peakbagger.com. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2009.
^"Sierra Peaks Section List"(PDF).Angeles Chapter,Sierra Club. RetrievedDecember 29, 2008.
^"Black Kaweah".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedNovember 2, 2021.
^Farquhar, Francis P. (1926).Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco:Sierra Club. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2009.
^^a ^b ^cSecor, R.J. (2009).The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle:The Mountaineers. pp. 111–114.ISBN 978-0898869712.
^Libby, C.A. (November 1986)."Fulgurite in the Sierra Nevada"(PDF). California Geology. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2009.

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Giant sequoias	Atwell Mill Grove Franklin Tree Garfield Grove General Sherman Tree Giant Forest Hazelwood Tree King Arthur Lincoln Tree Mark Twain Tree Muir Grove President Tharp's Log Washington Tree
Mountains	Alta Peak Mount Barnard Black Kaweah Florence Peak Junction Peak Kaweah Peaks Ridge Kaweah Queen Mount Kaweah Mount Langley Mount Le Conte Mount Mallory Mount McAdie Milestone Mountain Mount Muir Red Kaweah Mount Russell Sawtooth Peak Mount Stewart Table Mountain Triple Divide Peak Mount Tyndall Thunder Mountain Mount Whitney
Historic places	Ash Mountain Entrance Sign Cabin Creek Ranger Residence Cattle Cabin Giant Forest Lodge Historic District Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District Hockett Meadow Ranger Station Hospital Rock Pear Lake Ski Hut Quinn Ranger Station Redwood Meadow Ranger Station Smithsonian Institution Shelter Squatter's Cabin
Other attractions	Crystal Cave Eagle Lake Forester Pass Generals' Highway Generals' Highway Stone Bridges Great Western Divide High Sierra Trail John Muir Trail Kaweah Gap Kern Plateau salamander Lilliput Glacier Mineral King Moro Rock Ursa Minor Cave Wuksachi Village and Lodge
People	C.C. Curtis John Muir Stephen T. Mather Hale D. Tharp John Tyndall Josiah Whitney George W. Stewart Yokuts
Nearby municipalities	Three Rivers Lemon Cove Kaweah Visalia Tulare Lone Pine
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