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

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

Search efforts for a missing Los Angeles woman who jumped into a river to rescue her sister in Sequoia National Park have been scaled down as river conditions become increasingly unsafe, park officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

You’ll pass through the idyllic town of Three Rivers before entering Sequoia National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Of the approximately 60 peaks in the United States over 14,000 feet, 13 are in California; and of these, 6—Whitney, Muir, Langley, Russell, Barnard, and Tyndall—are in Sequoia National Park.

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