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Kaweah Gap
The view looking east to Kaweah Gap, with a hiker's camp in the foreground, 1986
Elevation	10,689 ft (3,258 m)
Traversed by	High Sierra Trail
Location	Tulare County, California, US
Range	Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	36°33′23″N 118°33′04″W / 36.5563283°N 118.5512053°W / 36.5563283; -118.5512053
Topo map	USGS Triple Divide Peak

The Kaweah Gap (/kəˈwiːə/) is the lowest east–west pass through the Great Western Divide, in Sequoia National Park, California, United States. The High Sierra Trail is routed through this pass.

The Kaweah Gap is flanked by Mount Stewart to the north and Eagle Scout Peak to the south.

References

1. ^ "Kaweah Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
2. Dilsaver, L.M.; W.C. Tweed (1990). "Selling Sequoia: The Early Park Service Years (1916-1931)". Challenge of the Big Trees. Sequoia National History Association.

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Nearby municipalities	Three Rivers Lemon Cove Kaweah Visalia Tulare Lone Pine
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