Grizzly Giant
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The Grizzly Giant is a giant sequoia in Mariposa Grove, situated in Yosemite National Park. The tree has been measured many times, most recently in 1990 by Wendell Flint the tree has a volume of 34,005 cubic feet (962.9 m3), making it the 25th largest giant sequoia living today.
Mariposa Grove is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the Twenty Five largest Giant Sequoias in the world, the other tree is the Washington Tree, which is actually larger than the Grizzly Giant, but that is not known to many people. The Mariposa Grove was first visited by non-natives in 1857 when Galen Clark and Milton Mann found it. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove resides. Nearby trees include the California tree, which has a hole cut through it.
The Mariposa Grove Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] Statistics
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Height above base | 63.7 | 209.0 |
| Circumference at ground | 29.5 | 96.5 |
| Diameter 1.5 m above base | 7.8 | 25.5 |
| Estimated bole volume (m³.ft³) | 963.0 | 34,005.0 |
[edit] References
- Geology of U.S. Parklands: Fifth Edition, Eugene P. Kiver and David V. Harris (John Wiley & Sons; New York; 1999; page 227) ISBN 0-471-33218-6
[edit] External links
- Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865
- An article about the grove from the National Geographic Society
- Record from the 38th Congress including the 1864 Act granting the grove to California
- Record from the 59th Congress returning the grove to federal control
