Black Kaweah | |
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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″N 118°30′57″W / 36.5453837°N 118.5158296°W [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 by Duncan McDuffie, Onis Brown, James Hutchinson [4] [5] |
Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3 [5] |
Black Kaweah is a mountain of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge of the California's Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia 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]