Kaweah peaks

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The Kaweah peaks are a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, located at approximately 36°33′N 118°30′W / 36.55, -118.5 in Sequoia National Park. The Kaweah Peaks are composed of mostly rugged and loose metamorphic rock^[1], and consist of several officially named peaks:

The Kaweah mountains: The rightmost, southernmost peak is Mount Kaweah, 4205 m. To the north, in the center, are Red Kaweah and Black Kaweah, 4196 m. On the left, northmost, is Triple Divide Peak, 3850 m

Black Kaweah (13680 ft / 4170 m)
Kaweah Queen (13382 ft/ 4079 m)
Mount Kaweah (13802 ft / 4207 m)
Red Kaweah, (13720ft /4180m) and
Kaweah Peaks Ridge (varied elevation)

The mountains are isolated in the middle of Sequoia National Park, about a 20 mile hike from any road. The peaks are East of the Great Western Divide, South of the Kings-Kaweah Divide and despite their name, the Kaweah Peaks are located in the Kern water shed, not the Kaweah. There are many high alpine lakes surrounding the peaks in Nine Lake Basin to the West, and Kaweah Basin to the East. Visitors are rare due to their isolated location, but the Kaweah Peaks offer great tranquil camping, fishing and high alpine climbing.