Sequoia National Park

[ si-kwoi-uh nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl ]

noun

1. a national park in east-central California noted for its giant sequoias, including the General Sherman tree, and for containing Mount Whitney, the highest point in the conterminous United States: contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park. 631 square miles (1,635 square kilometers).

Sequoia National Park

noun

1. a national park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: established in 1890 to protect groves of giant sequoias, some of which are about 4000 years old. Area: 1556 sq km (601 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sequoia National Park¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Visitors can now venture back into Sequoia National Park, but the tallest trees are still off-limits.

From Outside Online

You will need a wilderness permit, but it’s worth it to venture through Yosemite, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Park.

From Outside Online

In 2012, I spent a season on a wildland firefighting crew based just outside California’s Sequoia National Park.

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The proposition to enlarge the Sequoia National Park should meet with early consummation.

From Project Gutenberg

There is long-distance telephone and telegraph service from all main points in Sequoia National Park.

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All packers expecting to conduct parties through the Sequoia National Park should obtain a permit from the superintendent.

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They wind through the wooded valleys of the Sequoia National Park.

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The Sequoia National Park has a crowded luxuriance of wild flowers.

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