Black Kaweah | |
Elevation: | 13,686+ ft (4,172+ m) |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence: | 520feet |
Parent Peak: | Red Kaweah |
Listing: | Mountaineers peak[2] |
Location: | Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California, U.S. |
Range: | Sierra Nevada, Great Western Divide |
Coordinates: | 36.5454°N -118.5158°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
First Ascent: | August 11, 1920 via West Ridge by Duncan McDuffie, Onis Brown, James Hutchinson[4] [5] |
Easiest Route: | Exposed scramble, |
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]