Black Kaweah Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. 2801 . Black Kaweah, California . 2009-01-18.
  2. 2008-12-29.
  3. 254626 . Black Kaweah . 2021-11-02.
  4. K . 2009-01-18.
  5. 3 . 111–114.
  6. Web site: Fulgurite in the Sierra Nevada . Libby . C.A. . California Geology . November 1986 . 2009-01-24 .