Silliman Pass

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Silliman Pass

| photo =

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| elevation_ft = 10,160

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| traversed = hiking trail, no roads

| location = Tulare County, United States

| range = Sierra Nevada

| coordinates = {{coord|36|39|45|N|118|42|24|W|type:pass_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

| topo = USGS Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

}}

Silliman Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. {{cite web|url=http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/twin-lakes-trail-sequoia-national-park/sieC672D1834543BF359|title=Twin Lakes Trail, Sequoia National Park|author=|date=|work=|accessdate=3 January 2017}}

It stands {{convert|10,160|ft|m}} high.{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/upload/2015-Wilderness-Trip-Planner-FINAL1.pdf|title=2015 Wilderness Trip Planner|author=|date=2015|work=|accessdate=3 January 2017}}

Location

It stands on the Kings-Kaweah Divide, loosely north of Mount Silliman., Hiking trip | EveryTrail: [http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1805821 Twin Lakes and Silliman Pass - Hiking trip | EveryTrail], accessdate: January 4, 2017 It is directly south of Twin Peaks. Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area): [http://www.topozone.com/california/tulare-ca/gap/silliman-pass/ Silliman Pass Topo Map, Tulare County CA (Mount Silliman Area)], accessdate: January 4, 2017

For whom it was named

Like Mount Silliman, it was named for Benjamin Silliman, professor of chemistry at Yale College. GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912: [http://vn4.cs.fiu.edu/cgi-bin/arquery.cgi?more=1&category=newgnis&vid=&y1=36.736565&x1=-119.791222&arcriteria=1&History!=_null&printable=1&description!=_null GeoQuery: GNIS info near 1177 VAN NESS AVE, FRESNO, CA 93721 Latitude 36.7366 Longitude -119.7912], accessdate: January 4, 2017

References

External links

Photos:
[http://yourownhike.com/trip.php?tbase=transsierra2013&tdate=2013.08.12.%20-%202013.08.19.&ttitle=Trans%20Sierra%20%28Lodgepole%20-%20Horseshoe%20Meadows%29&tlink=y One photo]
[https://www.summitpost.org/mt-silliman/947026 Another photo]
[http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/twin-lakes-trail-sequoia-national-park/sieC672D1834543BF359 Hiking to and over the pass]
[http://www.summitpost.org/mount-silliman/151634 Climbing Mount Silliman via Silliman Pass]
[http://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/upload/SEKImap3_DrivingMap-2.pdf One map]
[http://www.yellowmaps.com/usgs/places.cfm?latdec=36.5952165&londec=-118.5306501&fname=Kings-Kaweah%20Divide&fclass=Ridge&st=CA&county=Tulare&el=3632&quad=Triple%20Divide%20Peak&fid=274683&Kings-Kaweah%20Divide&quadid=36118e5 Another map, showing the Kings-Kaweah Divide]

Category:Sequoia National Park

Category:Mountain passes of California