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Silliman Pass

Coordinates: 36°39′45″N 118°42′24″W / 36.66250°N 118.70667°W / 36.66250; -118.70667
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Silliman Pass
Elevation10,160 ft (3,097 m)
Traversed byhiking trail, no roads
LocationTulare County, United States
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates36°39′45″N 118°42′24″W / 36.66250°N 118.70667°W / 36.66250; -118.70667
Topo mapUSGS Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Silliman Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. [1]

It stands 10,160 feet (3,100 m) high.[2]

Location

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It stands on the Kings-Kaweah Divide, loosely north of Mount Silliman., [3] It is directly south of Twin Peaks. [4]

For whom it was named

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Like Mount Silliman, it was named for Benjamin Silliman, professor of chemistry at Yale College. [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Twin Lakes Trail, Sequoia National Park". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 Wilderness Trip Planner" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ Hiking trip | EveryTrail: Twin Lakes and Silliman Pass - Hiking trip | EveryTrail, accessdate: January 4, 2017
  4. ^ Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area): Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area), accessdate: January 4, 2017
  5. ^ GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912: GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912, accessdate: January 4, 2017
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