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Sierra Nevada
Physical features of western North America.
The granite walls of Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevada vary in height depending on the location:
- Within Kings Canyon National Park, the granite walls tower up to 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above the canyon floor.1
- Just outside the park, in the Sequoia National Forest, the canyon reaches a maximum depth of 8,200 feet (2,500 metres) from the river to the summit of Spanish Mountain.1