{{Short description|Mountain in Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, California}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Kaweah Queen | image = Kaweah Queen.jpg | image_caption = East aspect | elevation_ft = 13,388 | elevation_ref = {{navd88}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=2799 |name=Kaweah Queen, California |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 502 | prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/> | parent_peak = Red Kaweah<ref name="pbk">{{cite peakbagger |kid=2799 |name=Key Col for Kaweah Queen |accessdate=2016-03-26}}</ref> | location = Tulare County, California, U.S. | range = Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada | coordinates = {{coord|36.5546605|N|118.5084267|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis |id=1658885 |name=Kaweah Queen |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref> | topo = USGS Triple Divide Peak | first_ascent = 1924 by Gerald Gaines, C. A. Gaines and H. H. Bliss<ref name="Secor">{{cite Secor |edition=3 |pages=110f}}</ref> | easiest_route = Scramble {{YDS|2}}<ref name="Secor"/> }}
'''Kaweah Queen''' is a mountain along Kaweah peaks ridge which forms part of the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada. The peak is in California's Sequoia National Park.
==Climate== According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kaweah Queen is located in an alpine climate zone.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Nevada-mountains/Climate |title=Climate of the Sierra Nevada |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
==Gallery== [[File:Kaweah Queen from Alta Peak.jpg|thumb|center|350px|West aspect of Kaweah Queen centered on skyline, with Lawson Peak to left]]
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== External links == * {{cite summitpost |id=778175 |name=Kaweah Queen |accessdate=2014-01-17}}
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Category:Mountains of Sequoia National Park Category:Mountains of Tulare County, California Category:Mountains of Northern California
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