Triple Divide Peak | |
Prominence Ft: | 674 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Parent Peak: | Milestone Mountain[2] |
Map: | USA California#USA |
Map Width: | 200 |
Label Position: | left |
Range: | Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates: | 36.5927°N -118.5307°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
First Ascent: | 1920 James Hutchinson, Charles Noble[4] |
Triple Divide Peak is a mountain along the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada range on the boundary between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks, in Tulare County, California. It rises to 12640feet.[1]
Near Kaweah Gap, the peak divides three important watersheds: the Kern River, the Kaweah River, and the Kings River. This three-way divide leads to the peak's name.[3] At one time, it was also called The Keystone.[5]
The Kaweah Peaks Ridge spurs off to the south,[3] while the Kings-Kaweah Divide branches off to the west.