Silliman Pass Explained

Silliman Pass
Elevation Ft:10,160
Traversed:hiking trail, no roads
Location:Tulare County, United States
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:36.6625°N -118.7067°W
Topo:USGS Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Silliman Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. [1]

It stands 10160feet high.[2]

Location

It stands on the Kings-Kaweah Divide, loosely north of Mount Silliman., [3] It is directly south of Twin Peaks. [4]

For whom it was named

Like Mount Silliman, it was named for Benjamin Silliman, professor of chemistry at Yale College. [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twin Lakes Trail, Sequoia National Park. 3 January 2017.
  2. Web site: 2015 Wilderness Trip Planner. 2015. 3 January 2017.
  3. Hiking trip | EveryTrail: Twin Lakes and Silliman Pass - Hiking trip | EveryTrail, accessdate: January 4, 2017
  4. Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area): Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area), accessdate: January 4, 2017
  5. GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912: GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912, accessdate: January 4, 2017