Mount Kaweah

Mount Kaweah
Mount Kaweah
	Mount Kaweah from Red Spur, circa 1932
Highest point
Elevation	13,807 ft (4,208 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	2,027 ft (618 m)
Listing	North America highest peaks 76th; US highest major peaks 58th; California highest major peaks 9th; SPS Emblem peak; Western States Climbers Star peak;
Coordinates	36°31′34″N 118°28′42″W
Geography
	Mount Kaweah
Location	Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Triple Divide Peak
Climbing
First ascent	September 1881 by Frederick H. Wales, William B. Wallace and James W. A. Wright
Easiest route	Hike, class 1

Mount Kaweah (/kəˈwiː.ə/) is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak. It has a summit elevation of 13,807 ft (4,208 m), the highest along the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. It is the closest mountain with foothills to Los Angeles.

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