Great Western Divide
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| Great Western Divide | |
| Mountain Range | |
 Kaweah Gap in the Great Western Divide
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| Country | United States |
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| State | California |
| District | Tulare County |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Parts | Red Kaweah (13,720 ft) Black Kaweah (13,680 ft) Milestone Mountain (13,638 ft) Mount Brewer (13,576 ft) Kaweah Queen (13,382 ft) Mount Farquhar (12,899 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Kaweah |
| - location | Kaweah Peaks Ridge |
| - elevation | 13,802 ft (4,207 m) NGVD 29"Great Western Divide". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12641. Retrieved 2010-06-02.</ref> |
| - coordinates | 36°31′34″N 118°28′42″W / 36.52611°N 118.47833°W |
| Timezone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS ID | 242975 [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Kaweah |
 The headwaters of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River are at Triple Divide Peak (12,640 ft) in the Great Western Divide, along the watersheds of the King & Kern Rivers. The triple point of the Kern and Kings headwaters is farther east near the Sierra Escarpment.
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The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range that forms part of the border between the Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. The High Sierra Trail crosses the range at Kaweah Gap from Sequoia National Park.
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Great Western Divide
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