Kings Canyon National Park

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Kings Canyon National Park is a U.S. national park in the southern Sierra Nevada renowned for its deep glacial canyon, giant sequoia groves, and rugged mountain wilderness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
adjacentTo Sequoia National Park
administeredBy National Park Service
borderedBy Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
contains Cedar Grove
Evolution Valley
John Muir Wilderness (partly)
Kings Canyon
Middle Fork Kings River
linked to: Kings River

Monarch Wilderness (partly)
Rae Lakes
South Fork Kings River
linked to: Kings River

Tehipite Valley
Zumwalt Meadow
country United States
crossedBy John Muir Trail
Pacific Crest Trail (nearby/through region)
linked to: Pacific Crest Trail
elevationMax approximately 14,248 feet
elevationMin around 2,000 feet
established 1940
establishedAs Kings Canyon National Park on March 4, 1940
governingBody U.S. National Park Service
hasActivity backpacking
camping
hiking
rock climbing
hasBiome Sierra Nevada montane forest
hasClimate Mediterranean climate with strong elevation gradients
hasFeature alpine lakes
deep glacial canyon
giant sequoia groves
glacially carved valleys
granite cliffs
rugged mountain wilderness
hasHighestPoint North Palisade
hasIUCNCategory II
hasVegetationType alpine tundra
mixed conifer forest
subalpine forest
hasWildlife Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
black bear
mountain lion
mule deer
yellow-bellied marmot
locatedIn California
Fresno County, California
linked to: Fresno County

Tulare County, California
southern Sierra Nevada
namedAfter Kings River
nearestCity Fresno, California
linked to: Fresno
partOf Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
precededBy General Grant National Park
traversedBy Kings River

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California hasNationalPark Kings Canyon National Park
subject linked to: California, United States
Sierra Nevada hasProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra Nevada contains Kings Canyon
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park borderedBy Kings Canyon National Park
giant sequoia protectedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Fresno nearbyNationalPark Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon National Park contains Kings Canyon
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River associatedWith Kings Canyon National Park
subject linked to: Kings River (nearby)
Pacific Crest Trail passesThrough Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo County, California contains Kings Canyon National Park (part)
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
John Muir Trail passesThrough Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest adjacentTo Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest borderedBy Kings Canyon National Park
Lone Pine, California hasNearbyProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Generals Highway locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Generals Highway connects Kings Canyon National Park vicinity near Grant Grove Village
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Fresno County contains Kings Canyon National Park (part)
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
John Muir Wilderness borderedBy Kings Canyon National Park
John Muir Wilderness borderedBy Kings Canyon Wilderness
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Great Western Divide locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Tehipite Valley locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Tehipite Valley partOf Kings Canyon
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Tehipite Valley protectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Tehipite Valley locatedInProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park wilderness
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
North Palisade nationalPark Kings Canyon National Park
Cedar Grove locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Cedar Grove partOf Kings Canyon
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Zumwalt Meadow locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Zumwalt Meadow withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Zumwalt Meadow category Kings Canyon National Park
Rae Lakes locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
Rae Lakes protectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Evolution Valley partOf Kings Canyon National Park
Pacific Crest Trail passesThrough Kings Canyon National Park
subject linked to: PCT
Forester Pass within Kings Canyon National Park
State Route 180 easternTerminus Kings Canyon National Park
State Route 180 connects Kings Canyon National Park
Eastern California contains Kings Canyon National Park (eastern backcountry)
subject linked to: eastern California
linked to: Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks contains Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River givesNameTo Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River passesThrough Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River associatedProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Southern Sierra Nevada contains Kings Canyon National Park
Southern Sierra Nevada recreationArea Kings Canyon National Park
General Grant Tree area locatedIn Kings Canyon National Park
General Grant Tree area withinProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
Bishop, California locatedNear Kings Canyon National Park
Independence, California hasNearbyProtectedArea Kings Canyon National Park
LeConte Canyon partOf Kings Canyon National Park