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 California teacher was found dead in Sequoia National Park a day after being reported missing, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025

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

The next day we went to Sequoia National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

The Sequoia National Park contains many scenic features in addition to the Big Trees.

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