Sequoia National Park is a
national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the
United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans 404,063
acres (631.35 sq mi; 1,635.18 km). Encompassing a vertical
relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains among its
natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount
Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. The park is south of
and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the
