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Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, southeast of Fresno, California in the United States of America. The park was the third National Park to be formed in the USA, in 1890 (the first being Yellowstone National Park in Wy., the second being the now-decommissioned Mackinac National Park in Mi.). The park spans 404,051 acres (1,635 km²). Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (3,962.4 meters), the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421.1 meters) above sea level. The park is adjacent to Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

The park is most famous for its Giant Sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five out of the 10 largest trees in the world, in terms of wood volume.

The above panoramic picture was taken from the top of Moro Rock. Moro Rock is a granite outcrop in Sequoia National Park. It is located in the center of the park, at the head of Moro Creek. A stairway, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is cut into and poured onto the rock, so that visitors can hike to the top. The view from the rock encompasses much of the Park, including the Great Western Divide.

2005 - Sequoia National Park