High Sierra Trail, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: High Sierra Trail
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#11 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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High Sierra Trail, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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The High Sierra Trail is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada from west to east. According to the Yosemite Decimal System, the HST is a Class 1/Class 2 trail, which means simple scrambling, with the possibility of occasional use of the hands for balance. ()

Length: 49 miMaximum elevation: 10700 ftMinimal elevation: 6700 ftCoordinates: 36°33'54"N, 118°37'16"W

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks United States

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Day trips

High Sierra Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lippincott Mountain, Mount Eisen, Eagle Scout Peak, Whaleback.

4.4 miSE
Mountain
Lippincott Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
113 min walk • Lippincott Mountain is a 12,265-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.5 mile north of Mount Eisen, and 1.7 mile south of Eagle Scout Peak.
5.5 miSE
Mountain
Mount Eisen, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
139 min walk • Mount Eisen is a 12,185-foot-elevation double summit mountain located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.6 mile south of Lippincott Mountain. Mount Eisen ranks as the 380th highest summit in California.
3.5 miE
Mountain
Eagle Scout Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
91 min walk • Eagle Scout Peak is a 12,005-foot mountain on the Great Western Divide of the southern Sierra Nevada. The mountain is located in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park.
6.7 miNE
Mountain
Whaleback, Kings Canyon National Park
171 min walk • Whaleback is a remote 11,717-foot-elevation three-mile-long ridge located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, extending north from the Great Western Divide.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alta Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
75 min walk • Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak.
5 miNE
Waterfall
Roaring River, Kings Canyon National Park
128 min walk • The Roaring River is a 16.6-mile long tributary of the South Fork Kings River, in the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County, California. The entire course of the river is within Kings Canyon National Park.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Silliman, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
174 min walk • Mount Silliman is a mountain in California along the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park The summit, at 11,193 feet is on the Sillman Crest, a part of the Kings-Kaweah Divide.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Triple Divide Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
137 min walk • 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 12,640 feet.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stewart, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
94 min walk • Mount Stewart is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in Sequoia National Park, 2.1 miles southeast of Triple Divide Peak and 2.7 miles northwest of Black Kaweah.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lilliput Glacier, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
102 min walk • Lilliput Glacier is the smallest named glacier in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier has an area of.05 km², which is approximately 12.2 acres.
4.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Tokopah Falls, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
126 min walk • Tokopah Falls, also known as Tokopah Valley Falls, is a 1,200-foot cascading waterfall in Sequoia National Park, California. The falls are formed as the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River slides down a huge granite headwall of the glacial Tokopah Valley.