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

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Sequoia National Park

A 3-year-old black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Sequoia National Park is home to the world’s largest trees and iconic birds including peregrine falcons and bald eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

I’ve felt peace like this before — a trip to Sequoia National Park comes to mind — but what I liked about Chromasonic was that any sense of place felt distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

The next day we went to Sequoia National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

The peaks of the Sierra Nevada and Great Western Divide, as well as the Kaweah Peaks, in Sequoia National Park, offer excellent opportunities for mountaineering.

From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior