NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park is a U.S. National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers 462,901 acres (1,869.25 km²). The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales A national park is a reserve of land, usually owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links US_Locator_Blank. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Overview of Kings Canyon from the Rim Walk. ... The parks of the United States National Park system are one type of protected area in the United States and are operated by the National Park Service. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in eastern California. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

The park is contiguous to Sequoia National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are two US national parks in the Southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...

The main geographical feature of the park is Kings Canyon, a 4,000 feet (1.2 km) deep canyon carved by glaciers and the Kings River out of granite. Visitors can drive part of the way to through Kings Canyon. The road stops just past Cedar Grove where there is a large flat granite rock, known as Muir Rock as John Muir occasionally gave talks on that rock in the early days of the Sierra Club outings to Kings Canyon (1901 to 1908?), that juts into the Kings River. Dusy Basin in eastern Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ... Grand Canyon, Arizona A canyon or gorge is a deep valley often carved from the Earth by a river. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... The Kings River is a major river of California, USA. It arises in the Sierra Nevada, in three forks. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Cedar Grove can refer to: Cedar Grove, Florida Cedar Grove, Indiana Cedar Grove, New Jersey Cedar Grove, New Mexico Cedar Grove, West Virginia Cedar Grove, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... John Muir (1838-1914) John Muir (April 21, 1838 â€“ December 24, 1914) was one of the earliest, and perhaps the most important of, modern conservationists. ... The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known conservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ...

Kings Canyon's future was in doubt for nearly fifty years. Some wanted to build a dam at the western end of the valley while others wanted to preserve it as a park. The debate was settled in 1965 when the valley, along with Tehipite Valley, was added to the already existing Grant Grove National Park. Image File history File links Cloud_Canyon. ... Image File history File links Cloud_Canyon. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The other major attraction is the park's Giant Sequoia groves. The park includes the Redwood Mountain Grove, which covers 3100 acres (13 km²) and has 15,800 sequoia trees over one foot (0.30 m) in diameter at their bases. This is the largest sequoia grove remaining in the world. Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... Redwood Mountain Grove is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias on earth. ...

The park is also home to Grant Grove, which includes General Grant tree among other sequoias. That grove is connected by the park's Generals Highway to another sequoia grove, Giant Forest, which is in Sequoia National Park. Grant Grove is a sequoia grove located in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California, at 36°45N 118°58W. It includes General Grant tree, one of the five largest Giant Sequoias in existence. ... General Grant tree from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The General Grant tree is the largest Giant Sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park. ... The Generals Highway is a highway that connects California State Highway 180 and California State Highway 198. ...

The park's eastern boundary follows the Sierra crest, from the Mount Goethe in the north, down to Junction Peak, at the boundary with Sequoia National Park. Several well-travelled passes cross the crest into the park, including Bishop Pass, Taboose Pass, Sawmill Pass, and Kearsarge Pass. All of these passes are above 11,000 feet (3400 m) elevation.

Most of the area of the park is backcountry wilderness, which is only accessible on foot or on horseback. The Sierra crest in the park reaches an elevation of 14,000 feet (4,300 m). A backcountry area in general terms is a geographical region that is: isolated remote undeveloped difficult to access The term particularly applies to mountainous regions that are reasonably close to urban areas but are: not immediately accessible by road at relatively high altitude not frequented by human visitors While the... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

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Biotic zones in Yosemite See Sierra Nevada for general information about the mountain range in the United States. ... The following is a partial list of guidebooks about the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. Please see Sierra Nevada for more information. ...

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