Sequoia National Park

American  

[si-kwoi-uh nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl] / sɪˈkwɔɪ ə ˈnæʃ ə nl ˈpɑrk, ˈnæʃ nəl /

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).

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Sequoia National Park British  

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)

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Etymology

Origin of Sequoia National Park

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

If you’d like to take the scenic way to reach Kings Canyon, you can drive through Sequoia National Park via Highway 198.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Then his note let me have it for overlooking the General Sherman Tree and its companion sequoias in Sequoia National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

In 1984, the budding tree scientist packed his 12-speed bicycle and left Chicago on a Greyhound bus to spend the summer as a short-order cook in California’s Sequoia National Park.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Sequoia National Park, a popular getaway for Angelenos, is mostly closed except for the foothills area between the entrance and Hospital Rock, which provides access to lower-elevation campgrounds, trails and waterfalls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

The best groves of Big Trees now under government protection are in the grand Sequoia National Park.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen