Black Kaweah | |
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Black Kaweah is the leftmost peak
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,686+ ft (4,172+ m) NAVD 88 |
Prominence | 520 ft (158 m) |
Parent peak | Red Kaweah |
Listing | SPS Mountaineers peak |
Coordinates | 36°32′43″N 118°30′56″W / 36.5452164°N 118.5156489°WCoordinates: 36°32′43″N 118°30′56″W / 36.5452164°N 118.5156489°W |
Geography | |
Location | Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada, Great Western Divide |
Topo map | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 11, 1920 via West Ridge by Duncan McDuffie, Onis Brown, James Hutchinson |
Easiest route | Moderate scramble, class 3 |
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.Fulgurites can be found on the peak.