Mount Silliman, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Mount Silliman
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#20 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Silliman, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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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. ()

First ascent: 1864Elevation: 11193 ftProminence: 828 ftCoordinates: 36°38'36"N, 118°41'46"W

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Mount Silliman – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: General Sherman Tree, Giant Forest Museum, Sentinel Tree, Chief Sequoyah.

5.2 miSW
Sequoia National Park’s main attraction
General Sherman Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
134 min walk • The General Sherman Tree is a natural marvel that stands proudly within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the United States. Known as a giant sequoia, this colossal tree is not just any sequoia—it is renowned for being the largest tree on Earth by volume.
6.9 miSW
Village, Visitor center, Museum
Giant Forest Museum, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
176 min walk • The Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District is located in Sequoia National Park. It is notable as one of two registered historic districts in the park that were largely demolished as part of National Park Service efforts to mitigate the impact of park visitor facilities on the park's giant sequoia groves.
6.9 miSW
Tree
Sentinel Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
176 min walk • Sentinel is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest Grove of Sequoia National Park, California.
5.7 miSW
Tree
Chief Sequoyah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
145 min walk • Chief Sequoyah is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. It is the 9th largest tree in Giant Forest grove, the 27th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 26th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.
6.8 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
High Sierra Trail, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
174 min walk • 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.
3.8 miSW
Bridge
Generals' Highway Stone Bridges, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
97 min walk • The Generals' Highway Stone Bridges, built in 1930, are part of the Generals' Highway from the General Grant Grove of giant sequoias in Kings Canyon National Park through Sequoia National Park.
5.7 miSW
Tree
President Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
145 min walk • The President is a giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California. It is approximately 247 feet high, and 27 feet in diameter at the base.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alta Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
104 min walk • Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Giant Forest, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
163 min walk • The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within the United States' Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over 6,000 ft above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of 1,880 acres.
6.3 miSW
Memorial
Washington Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
161 min walk • The Washington tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after George Washington, first President of the United States. Until it partially collapsed in January 2005, the Washington tree was the second largest tree in the world.
5.9 miSW
Tree
Lincoln Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
152 min walk • Lincoln is the name of a huge giant sequoia located in Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. It is currently considered by many to be the fourth largest tree in the world.