title: Silliman Pass
text: # Silliman Pass
  
  Silliman Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park.
  
  It stands 10,160 feet (3,100 m) high.
  
  ## Location
  
  It stands on the Kings-Kaweah Divide, loosely north of Mount Silliman., It is directly south of Twin Peaks.
  
  ## For whom it was named
  
  Like Mount Silliman, it was named for Benjamin Silliman, professor of chemistry at Yale College.
  
  