§45a Sequoia National Park; Revision of Boundaries

Summary

Changes the boundary of Sequoia National Park in California. The new boundary begins at the park’s southwest corner (southwest corner of township 18 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo meridian) and then follows a series of river divides, ridge crests, township lines, mountain summits, and river banks. Key points along the line include the hydrographic divide between the South Fork Kaweah and the Little Kern headwaters near Pecks Canyon and Soda Creek; a butte north of Soda Creek (altitude 8,888 feet); the divide near Tar Gap (east line of township 17 south, range 30 east); Sawtooth Peak; the Great Western Divide to Coyote Peaks (bench mark 10,919 feet); the Coyote Creek–Kern River junction and the Kern River east bank; the divide north of Golden Trout Creek to the Sierra Nevada crest northwest of Cirque Peak; Junction Peak (bench mark 13,903 feet); the Kings‑Kern Divide to Thunder Mountain (bench mark 13,578 feet); Triple Divide Peak (altitude 12,651 feet); the Roaring River–Middle and Marble Forks divide to Kettle Peak (altitude 10,038 feet); and then back along divides and river banks to meet the park’s west boundary and return to the starting point. All lands inside this described line become part of Roosevelt‑Sequoia National Park. Lands removed from the current Sequoia National Park are added to Sequoia National Forest and are governed by the laws and rules that apply to national forests.