Kings Canyon National Park

[ kingz kan-yuhn nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl ]

noun

1. a national park in east-central California noted for its giant sequoias, including the General Grant tree, and for its granite cliffs and domes: contiguous with Sequoia National Park. 721.5 square miles (1,869 square kilometers).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kings Canyon National Park¹

First recorded in 1940–45; so named following the expansion of the General Grant National Park (founded in 1890)

Example Sentences

The 652,793-acre John Muir Wilderness flanks Kings Canyon National Park with an oasis of sky-high peaks, steep canyons, and deep-green forests.

From Outside Online

I did not want to know prematurely that the mayor of Idyllwild, a bucolic Southern California town, was a golden retriever named Max or preview the splendor of Kings Canyon National Park the moment I crested Forester Pass, the trail’s apex.

From Outside Online