Triple Divide Peak (Tulare County, California)

Mountain in the American state of California

Triple Divide Peak
Tamarack Meadow at 9,500 feet (2,900 m), below Triple Divide Peak, in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park
Highest point
Elevation	12,640 ft (3,853 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	674 ft (205 m)
Parent peak	Milestone Mountain
Listing	SPS Mountaineers peak Western States Climbers Star peak
Coordinates	36°35′34″N 118°31′50″W / 36.5927165°N 118.5306501°W / 36.5927165; -118.5306501
Geography
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Location	Sequoia National Park Kings Canyon National Park Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Triple Divide Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1920 James Hutchinson, Charles Noble
Easiest route	East Ridge or Southwest Face, scrambles class 2

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 (3,853 m).

Near Kaweah Gap, the peak divides three important watersheds: the Kern River, the Kaweah River, and the Kings River. This three-way divide leads to the peak's name. At one time, it was also called The Keystone.

The Kaweah Peaks Ridge spurs off to the south, while the Kings-Kaweah Divide branches off to the west.

References

^ "Triple Divide Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
"Colby Pass". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
"Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
^ "Triple Divide Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 118. ISBN 978-0898869712.
Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 220. ISBN 0-89997-047-8.

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