List of giant sequoia groves
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This is a list of giant sequoia groves. All naturally occurring giant sequoia groves are located in the moist, unglaciated ridges and valleys of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada range in California, United States. They can be found at elevations between {{cvt|1400 and 2400|m|ft|0}}.
While many groves are within national park boundaries, such as Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, most of the giant sequoia groves are under the care of the United States Forest Service, placing them outside the legislative mandate that excludes commercial timber harvest. Logging of non-sequoia timber continued as recently as the 1980, especially old-growth ponderosa and sugar pine, which have been logged almost to extinction amongst the groves.{{cite book|url=https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_05_willard.pdf|publisher=USFS|title=Selected Perspectives on the Giant Sequoia Groves|first=Dwight|last=Willard|access-date=2022-01-22|series=USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep|id=PSW-GTR-151|pages=15–16|archive-date=2022-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706024019/https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_05_willard.pdf|url-status=live}}
Groves in the northern half of the range (north of the Kings River) are widely scattered and host smaller collections of giant sequoias than groves found within and south of the Kings River watershed. The total area of all the groves combined is approximately {{cvt|14,416|ha|acre|0}}. The groves are listed from north to south in the list below.
This list is based on five different sources, with slightly varying views on what constitutes a discrete grove; the differing interpretations are noted in italics. The lists of groves were compiled by Rundel (1972; recognizing 75 groves), Flint (1987; recognizing 65 groves), Willard (1994; recognizing 65 groves), the Giant Sequoia National Monument Visitor's Guide (2003), and the Draft Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan 2010. Currently, the U.S. National Park Service cites Rundel's total of 75 groves in its visitor publications. The updated lists from Willard and Flint are now known to be more accurate, therefore some of Rundel's 75 groves have been removed from this list. Below compiles a list of 81 giant sequoia groves.{{cite book|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_28_willard.pdf|publisher=USFS|title=The Natural Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron Giganteum) Groves of the Sierra Nevada, California—An Updated Annotated List|first=Dwight|last=Willard|access-date=2014-05-14|series=USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep|id=PSW-GTR-151|pages=159–164|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320024336/https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_28_willard.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-20|url-status=dead}}{{failed verification|date=November 2019}}
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North of the Kings River
The 7 groves north of the Kings River watershed are in Tahoe National Forest, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Yosemite National Park, or Sierra National Forest (listed north to south):
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!width=150|Name !width=225|Location !width=100|Coordinates ! colspan=2 | Elevation ! Comments |
| !
! !(m) !(ft) ! |
|---|
| Placer County Big Trees Grove
|Tahoe National Forest |{{Coord|39|03|30|N|120|34|30|W|name=Placer County Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1700|m|ft|disp=table}} |The northernmost grove, with only six trees, the largest being {{convert|3.66|m|ft|abbr=on}} in diameter. The grove is also the furthest removed from all other giant sequoia groves. Part of the American River watershed. |
| North Calaveras Grove
|Calaveras Big Trees State Park |{{Coord|38|17|N|120|18|W|name=North Calaveras Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1425 |
| 1480|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The first giant sequoia grove to be visited by Europeans (1833), as well as the first to be documented (1852). Part of the Calaveras River watershed. |
| South Calaveras Grove
|Calaveras Big Trees State Park |{{Coord|38|15|N|120|14|W|name=South Calaveras Grove}} |{{convert|1390 |
| 1500|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The lowest average elevation of any giant sequoia grove. Includes the Louis Agassiz tree, one of the largest giant sequoias in the world. Part of the Stanislaus River watershed. |
| Tuolumne Grove
|Yosemite National Park |{{Coord|37|46|N|119|48|W|name=Tuolumne Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1700 |
| 1800|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The grove features about six visible giant sequoias amongst a dense understory of dogwood. Includes the "Dead Giant", a fallen giant sequoia with a stagecoach-sized tunnel cut through it. Part of the Tuolumne River watershed. |
| Merced Grove
|Yosemite National Park |{{Coord|37|45|N|119|50|W|name=Merced Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1700 |
| 1800|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The grove features about 20 large trees. Part of the Merced River watershed. |
| Mariposa Grove
|Yosemite National Park |{{Coord|37|31|N|119|36|W|name=Mariposa Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1750 |
| 2050|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Includes the 'Grizzly Giant' and many other famous trees. Part of the Merced River watershed. |
| Nelder Grove
|Sierra National Forest |{{Coord|37|26|N|119|35|W|name=Nelder Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1600 |
| 1700|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Three units, partially logged; site of the Shadow of the Giants National Recreation Trail. This grove was heavily impacted by the Railroad Fire in 2017. Part of the Fresno River watershed. |
Kings River watershed
The 18 groves in the Kings River watershed are in Kings Canyon National Park, the northern section of Giant Sequoia National Monument, or Sequoia National Forest, in southern Fresno County and northern Tulare County (listed north to south):
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!width=150|Name !width=225|Location !width=100|Coordinates ! colspan=2 | Elevation ! Comments |
| !
! !(m) !(ft) ! |
|---|
| McKinley Grove
|Sierra National Forest |{{Coord|37|01|N|119|06|W|name=McKinley Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1900 |
| 1950|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The grove features between 150 and 200 large trees. |
| Converse Basin Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|48|N|118|58|W|name=Converse Basin Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1800 |
| 2000|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The grove was the second-largest giant sequoia grove before being heavily logged in the 1890s. Despite this, nearly 100 widely scattered old-growth trees remain and has experienced significant regrowth. The grove is also the home of Boole, the 6th largest giant sequoia in the world. It is also the home of the Chicago Stump, the remnant of what was once the General Noble tree which was the second largest tree in the grove. This grove was significantly impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Indian Basin Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|48|N|118|56|W|name=Indian Basin Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1800 |
| 2000|m|ft|disp=table}}
|A mid-size grove that was logged between 1901 and 1907. The grove contains many young sequoias approaching diameters of up to {{convert|3.05|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sequoia/recarea/?recid=79962|title=Indian Basin Grove|website=USFS - Sequoia National Forest|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517174945/https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sequoia/recarea/?recid=79962|url-status=live}} |
| Lockwood Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|48|N|118|52|W|name=Lockwood Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1700 |
| 1800|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Part of the Evans Complex. The grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015, which killed 14 trees with diameters of at least {{convert|1.22|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Giant-sequoias-long-survivors-of-the-forest-14432963.php|title=Giant sequoias - long survivors of the forest - succumbing to climate-driven wildfires|date=2019-09-12|website=SFChronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-date=2019-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108063213/https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Giant-sequoias-long-survivors-of-the-forest-14432963.php|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd491839|title=District Personnel Actively Managing Land burned in Rough Fire|website=www.fs.usda.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2016-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614092141/http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd491839|url-status=live}} |
| Monarch Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|47|30|N|118|46|45|W|name=Monarch Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1600 |
| 1900|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Immediately north of the Agnew Grove, near Monarch Wilderness boundary. On Forest Service GSNM map. Despite its close proximity to Agnew Grove, this grove was not significantly impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Agnew Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|47|20|N|118|46|45|W|name=Agnew and Deer Meadow Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1950 |
| 2000|m|ft|disp=table}}
|This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Deer Meadow Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|47|20|N|118|46|45|W|name=Agnew and Deer Meadow Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1950 |
| 2000|m|ft|disp=table}}
|This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Cherry Gap Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|46|40|N|118|57|30|W|name=Cherry Gap Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2070|m|ft|disp=table}} |Logged. Located between Converse Basin Grove and General Grant Grove, near McGee Overlook. This grove was significantly impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Evans Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36.773937 |
| 118.819094|name=Evans Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|2050 |
| 2250|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Heavily logged before 1920. Part of Evans Grove Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Abbott Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|46|N|118|58|W|name=Abbott Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1900|m|ft|disp=table}} |Listed by Rundel and Flint; very small (largely logged); too few trees to qualify as a grove according to Willard. |
| Kennedy Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|46|0|N|118|49|20|W|name=Kennedy Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2050 |
| 2250|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Home of 'Ishi Giant'. Part of Evans Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Little Boulder Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|45|10|N|118|49|0|W|name=Little Boulder Creek Grove}} |{{convert|2000|m|ft|disp=table}} |This grove features about 20 large trees scattered along an old logging road.{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/LittleBoulderCreek.html|title=Little Boulder Creek Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220147/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/LittleBoulderCreek.html|url-status=live}} Part of Evans Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Bearskin Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|45|0|N|118|54|40|W|name=Bearskin Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1850 |
| 1900|m|ft|disp=table}}
|The grove was the first to be affected by the clearcutting of giant sequoia groves by U.S. Forest Service in the 1980s.{{Cite book|title=A Guide to the Sierra Groves of California|last=Willard|first=Dwight|publisher=Yosemite Conservancy|date=September 1, 2000|isbn=978-0939666812|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/guidetosequoiagr0000will}} Features many large giant sequoias along road 13S98A, which runs through the heart of the grove.{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Bearskin.html|title=Bearskin Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220157/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Bearskin.html|url-status=live}} |
| Boulder Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|45|N|118|49|W|name=Boulder Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2050|m|ft|disp=table}} |Part of Evans Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| General Grant Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|45|N|118|58|W|name=General Grant Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1750 |
| 2000|m|ft|disp=table}}
|Includes 'General Grant'. This grove was significantly impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. |
| Landslide Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|45|0|N|118|51|50|W|name=Landslide Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2050 |
| 2250|m|ft|disp=table}}
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| Sequoia Creek Grove
|{{Coord|36|43|50|N|118|58|20|W|name=Sequoia Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1850|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Big Stump Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|43|N|118|58|W|name=Big Stump Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1850|m|ft|disp=table}} |Includes the Burnt Monarch, the remains of which are larger than any living tree. |
Kaweah River watershed
The 31 groves in the Kaweah River watershed are all in Sequoia National Park or in mixed BLM and private ownership, except the northernmost in Sequoia National Forest & Kings Canyon National Park (listed north to south):
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| !
! !(m) !(ft) ! |
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| Redwood Mountain Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|41|38|N|118|55|08|W|name=Redwood Mountain Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1960|m|ft|disp=table}} |The largest grove, 1240 hectares (3100 acres), with 15,800 sequoias {{convert|30.5|cm|ft|abbr=on}} or more in diameter at the base. Home of 'Roosevelt' and 'Hart', the 22nd and 25th largest giant sequoias in the world, respectively. This grove was heavily impacted by the KNP Complex Fire in 2021.{{Cite web|title=2021 Fire Season Impacts to Giant Sequoias (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/2021-fire-season-impacts-to-giant-sequoias.htm|access-date=2021-11-20|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2023-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209141319/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/2021-fire-season-impacts-to-giant-sequoias.htm|url-status=live}} |
| Big Baldy South Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.661037 |
| 118.901251|display=inline|format=dms|name=Big Baldy South Grove}}
|{{convert|1722|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Lost Grove
|{{Coord|36|39|04|N|118|49|39|W|name=Lost Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2030|m|ft|disp=table}} |Contains no exceptionally large trees, but one giant sequoia has a ground perimeter of {{convert|31.88|m|ft|abbr=on}}, one of the largest of any giant sequoia. |
| Muir Grove
|{{Coord|36|37|53|N|118|50|10|W|name=Muir Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1918|m|ft|disp=table}} |A dense collection of giant sequoias at the end of a {{convert|3.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} trail. Home of 'Dalton', the 36th largest giant sequoia in the world. |
| Skagway Grove
|{{Coord|36|37|00|N|118|50|55|W|name=Skagway Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1820|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Pine Ridge Grove
|{{coord|36.619864 |
| 118.861361|display=inline|format=dms|name=Pine Ridge Grove}}
|{{convert|1523|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Suwanee Grove
|{{Coord|36|35|21|N|118|47|53|W|name=Suwanee Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1880|m|ft|disp=table}} | A 28.3 hectare (70 acre) grove. This grove was heavily impacted by the KNP Complex Fire in 2021. |
| Giant Forest
|{{Coord|36|33|45|N|118|45|05|W|name=Giant Forest|display=inline}} |{{convert|2130|m|ft|disp=table}} |This grove contains half of the ten largest trees by volume, including the largest, 'General Sherman', and 8,400 others at least {{convert|0.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} in diameter. |
| Granite Creek Grove
|{{coord|36.538425 |
| 118.627456|name=Granite Creek Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1921|m|ft|disp=table}} |An exceptionally small grove located along Granite Creek. |
| Redwood Meadow Grove
|{{Coord|36|31|47|N|118|38|38|W|name=Redwood Meadow Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1690|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Little Redwood Meadow Grove
|{{coord|36.512572 |
| 118.614318|format=dms|display=inline|name=Little Readwood Meadow Grove}}
|{{convert|2369|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located southeast of Redwood Meadow Grove. |
| Castle Creek Grove
|{{Coord|36|31|11|N|118|41|06|W|name=Castle Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1610|m|ft|disp=table}} |
| Douglass Grove
|{{coord|36.478265 |
| 118.722711|display=inline|format=dms|name=Douglass Grove}}
|{{convert|1967|m|ft|disp=table}} |An exceptionally small grove west of Paradise Peak and north of Oriole Lake Grove. |
| Atwell Mill Grove
|{{Coord|36|27|57|N|118|40|50|W|name=Atwell Mill Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2100|m|ft|disp=table}} |The grove reaches the highest elevation of any sequoia grove, {{convert|2560|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and contains four trees that are among the largest giant sequoias in the world: Diamond, AD, Dean and Arm.{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Atwell.html|title=Atwell Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116223049/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Atwell.html|url-status=live}} |
| East Fork Grove
|{{Coord|36|26|45.2|N|118|39|48.4|W|name=East Fork Grove|display=inline}} |{{Convert|1646 |
| 2487|m|ft|disp=table}}
|A large, unlogged giant sequoia grove home to many widely dispersed giant sequoias. Located immediately southeast of Atwell Mill Grove and Atwell Mill Campground, along the northern slopes of Hengst Peak.{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/EastFork.html|title=East Fork Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116223101/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/EastFork.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://naturalatlas.com/sequoia-groves/east-fork-2000241|title=East Fork Grove|website=Natural Atlas|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116224700/https://naturalatlas.com/sequoia-groves/east-fork-2000241|url-status=live}} |
| Oriole Lake Grove
|{{Coord|36|28|08|N|118|43|36|W|name=Oriole Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2030|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located northeast of Oriole Lake. |
| New Oriole Lake Grove
|{{coord|36.451058 |
| 118.736225|display=inline|format=dms|name=New Oriole Grove}}
|{{convert|1743|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located south of Oriole Lake. This grove was heavily impacted by the KNP Complex Fire in 2021. |
| Eden Creek Grove
|{{Coord|36|24|34|N|118|43|55|W|name=Eden Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1720|m|ft|disp=table}} | A 350 hectare (865 acre) grove with many large, widely scattered trees. |
| Lower Horse Creek Grove
|{{coord|36.419443 |
| 118.704850|display=inline|name=Lower Horse Creek Grove|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1644|m|ft|disp=table}} |A small grove located downstream of both Horse Creek and Cahoon Creek groves. |
| Horse Creek Grove
|{{Coord|36|25|02|N|118|41|37|W|name=Horse Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1840|m|ft|disp=table}} |A (36.4 hectare (90 acre) grove containing approximately 70 trees more than {{convert|3|m|ft}} in diameter. |
| Cahoon Creek Grove
|{{coord|36.410999 |
| 118.702224|display=inline|format=dms|name=Cahoon Creek Grove}}
|{{convert|1834|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Case Mountain Grove
|Near Three Rivers, California |{{Coord|36|24|18|N|118|47|37|W|name=Case Mountain Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1750|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located in a bowl-shaped valley southeast of Case Mountain. The land is administered by the Bureau of Land Management.{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/sequoias.html |title=Case Mountain Giant Sequoia Grove Complex, Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management California |access-date=2014-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023065201/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/sequoias.html |archive-date=2014-10-23 }} |
| Coffeepot Canyon Grove
|{{coord|36.399200 |
| 118.750194|name=Coffeepot Canyon Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1762|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located west of Eden Creek Grove. |
| Surprise Grove
|{{coord|36.377155 |
| 118.765785|name=Surprise Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1697|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Homers Nose Grove
|{{Coord|36|22|53|N|118|44|14|W|name=Homers Nose Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2330|m|ft|disp=table}} |This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}} |
| Board Camp Grove
|{{coord|36.368786 |
| 118.714063|name=Board Camp Grove|format=dms|display=inline}}
|{{convert|2022|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located northeast of Cedar Flat Grove, southeast of Homers Nose Grove, and north of South Fork Grove. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}} |
| Cedar Flat Grove
|{{coord|36.357782 |
| 118.732608|display=inline|format=dms|name=Cedar Flat Grove}}
|{{convert|1504|m|ft|disp=table}} |A small grove located at the northern end of Ladybug Trail. |
| South Fork Grove
|{{Coord|36|21|28|N|118|43|05|W|name=South Fork Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1630|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Garfield Grove
|{{Coord|36|20|00|N|118|43|06|W|name=Garfield Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2030|m|ft|disp=table}} |A 549 hectare (1,356 acre) grove with many large specimens. The lowest elevation at which the giant sequoia is known to grow naturally, {{convert|884|m|ft|abbr=on}}, is located beside the river below this grove. Home of 'King Arthur', formerly the 9th largest giant sequoia in the world. King Arthur died in the Castle Fire in 2020, although the grove itself was not heavily impacted. Now also includes the Dillonwood Grove. |
| Forgotten Grove
|{{coord|36.332810 |
| 118.765317|display=inline|format=dms|name=Forgotten Grove}}
|{{convert|1916|m|ft|disp=table}} |A "grove" consisting of only two sequoias, the medium-sized 'Upper' sequoia and the larger 'Lower' sequoia. Discovered in the 1990s, although the existence of a rough trail indicates that previous park officials knew of them. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020, and the 'Upper' sequoia may be either dead or moribund.{{Cite web|title=Forgotten Grove: A Tale of Two Sequoias|url=https://www.ilovetrees.net/forgotten-grove-sequoias/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=I Love Trees|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108031406/https://www.ilovetrees.net/forgotten-grove-sequoias/|url-status=live}} |
| Devil's Canyon Grove
|{{coord|36.320075 |
| 118.768015|name=Devil's Canyon Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|2004|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located north of Dennison Grove and west of Dennison Mountain in the southwestern corner of Sequoia National Park. |
Tule River, Kern River, and Deer Creek watersheds
The 25 groves in the Tule River, Kern River, and Deer Creek watersheds are mostly in Giant Sequoia National Monument, with some areas in Sequoia National Park, Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest, and Tule River Reservation; all are in southern Tulare County (listed north to south):
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| Dennison Grove
|{{Coord|36.313197 |
| 118.763008|name=Dennison Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1966|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located on the southwestern slope of Dennison Mountain in southeastern Sequoia National Park. |
| Dillonwood Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.303643 |
| 118.709728|name=Dillonwood Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|1837|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located at the southernmost point of Sequoia National Park. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}} |
| Upper Tule Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.276631 |
| 118.674212|format=dms|display=inline|name=Upper Tule Grove}}
|{{convert|2400|m|ft|disp=table}} |The highest average elevation of any giant sequoia grove, located immediately east of Moses Mountain. Included on Forest Service GSNM map. |
| Middle Tule Grove
|Sequoia National Forest |{{coord|36.268587 |
| 118.662712|name=Middle Tule Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|2062|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Maggie Mountain Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.261298 |
| 118.640424|name=Maggie Mountain Grove|display=inline|format=dms}}
|{{convert|2234|m|ft|disp=table}} |A small, inaccessible grove located in a ravine just west of Maggie Mountain. |
| Silver Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|14|29|N|118|38|54|W|name=Silver Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1650|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Mountain Home Grove
|Balch County Park |{{Coord|36|14|24|N|118|40|18|W|name=Mountain Home Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1970|m|ft|disp=table}} | Home of the 'Genesis', the 7th largest giant sequoia in the world. This grove also contains the smaller Middle Tule Grove in the Sequoia National Forest. This grove was heavily impacted by the Pier Fire in 2017 and the Castle Fire in 2020. |
| Burro Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|13|31|N|118|38|38|W|name=Burro Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1550|m|ft|disp=table}} | |
| Wishon Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.217728 |
| 118.649062|format=dms|display=inline|name=Wishon Grove}}
|{{convert|1393|m|ft|disp=table}} |Located south of Silver Creek Grove. Included on Forest Service GSNM map. |
| Alder Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|11|08|N|118|37|41|W|name=Alder Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2120|m|ft|disp=table}} |Also known as Hossack, Pixley, or Ross Creek Grove. Home of 'Stagg', the 5th largest giant sequoia in the world. Also home to the now-deceased Waterfall tree, which had the largest ground perimeter of any sequoia. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020, leading to Waterfall's death. |
| Freeman Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|08|22|N|118|30|33|W|name=Freeman Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1890|m|ft|disp=table}} |The easternmost giant sequoia grove. Home of 'Great Goshawk' and 'Bannister', the 29th and 48th largest giant sequoias, respectively. Part of the Kern River watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020. |
| McIntyre Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|08|07|N|118|35|05|W|name=McIntyre Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1720|m|ft|disp=table}} |Part of Belknap Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020. |
| Carr Wilson Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.125475 |
| 118.610498|name=Carr Wilson Grove|format=dms|display=inline}}
|{{convert|1512|m|ft|disp=table}} |Also known as Bear Creek Grove. Part of Belknap Complex. |
| Wheel Meadow Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.111196 |
| 118.564961|format=dms|display=inline|name=Wheel Meadow Grove}}
|{{convert|2012|m|ft|disp=table}} |Part of Belknap Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the Castle Fire in 2020. |
| Black Mountain Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|06|16|N|118|39|19|W|name=Black Mountain Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1950|m|ft|disp=table}} |Heavily logged in 1984, though no mature sequoias were cut. This grove was heavily impacted by the Pier Fire in 2017. |
| Red Hill Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|04|17|N|118|36|46|W|name=Red Hill Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1960|m|ft|disp=table}} |This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021.{{Cite web|last=Alonzo|first=Denise|date=November 3, 2021|title=Sequoia grove damage assessments continue|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD968175|website=U.S. Forest Service|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108020038/https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD968175|url-status=live}} |
| Peyrone Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|36|03|07|N|118|36|22|W|name=Peyrone Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1880|m|ft|disp=table}} | Medium-sized grove containing more than 100 scattered specimens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/cook/groves.htm|title=NPS: The Giant Sequoias of California (Brief Description and Location of Giant Sequoia Groves)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=2019-12-09|archive-date=2019-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611032146/https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/cook/groves.htm|url-status=live}} This grove was significantly impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
| South Peyrone Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{coord|36.025496 |
| 118.621477|format=dms|name=South Peyrone Grove|display=inline}}
|{{convert|1851|m|ft|disp=table}} | New discovery by Willard in 1992. Located west of Onion Meadow Peak. This grove was significantly impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
| Parker Peak Grove
|{{Coord|35|59|10|N|118|39|22|W|name=Parker Peak Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1980|m|ft|disp=table}} | Medium-sized grove containing more than 100 scattered specimens. |
| Long Meadow Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|35|58|58|N|118|36|05|W|name=Long Meadow Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2040|m|ft|disp=table}} |Site of the "Trail of 100 Giants", a popular loop trail that winds through the heart of the grove. Home of 'Red Chief', the 40th largest giant sequoia in the world. Part of the Kern River watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
| Cunningham Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|35|58|56|N|118|34|06|W|name=Cunningham Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1870|m|ft|disp=table}} |Part of the Kern River watershed. |
| Starvation Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|35|56|03|N|118|37|26|W|name=Starvation Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1730|m|ft|disp=table}} |A small, inaccessible giant sequoia grove. Part of the Starvation Creek Complex and the Deer Creek watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021, and only four out of an estimated 122 trees survived. |
| Powderhorn Grove
|Sequoia National Forest |{{coord|35.931527 |
| 118.603789|format=dms|display=inline|name=Powderhorn Grove}}
|{{convert|2022|m|ft|disp=table}} |A small giant sequoia grove. Part of the Starvation Creek Complex and the Kern River watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
| Packsaddle Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|35|55|26|N|118|35|34|W|name=Packsaddle Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|2060|m|ft|disp=table}} |A grove of about 300 large but scattered trees, including the now-deceased 'Packsaddle Giant', formerly the 33rd largest giant sequoia measuring over {{convert|6.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} in diameter and {{convert|85.34|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall. Part of the Kern River watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
| Deer Creek Grove
|Giant Sequoia National Monument |{{Coord|35|52|19|N|118|36|12|W|name=Deer Creek Grove|display=inline}} |{{convert|1800|m|ft|disp=table}} |The grove is southernmost giant sequoia grove and is home to a small collection of 31 widely dispersed giant sequoias. Part of the Deer Creek watershed. This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021. |
See also
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- {{annotated link|Black Mountain Grove (Southern California)}}
- {{annotated link|List of individual trees}}
- {{annotated link|List of largest giant sequoias}}
References
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- {{cite book|last=Flint|first=W.D.|year=2002|title=To find the biggest tree}}
- {{cite journal|last=Rundel|first=P.W.|year=1972|title=An annotated checklist of the groves of Sequoiadendron giganteum in the Sierra Nevada, California|journal=Madroño|volume=21|pages=319–328}}
- {{cite book|title=Giant Sequoia National Monument Visitor's Guide|year=2003}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.sierraclub.org/ca/sequoia/monument/|publisher=Sierra Club|work=Giant Sequoia National Monument|title=A Citizen's Guide|access-date=2014-05-12|archive-date=2014-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518002955/http://www.sierraclub.org/ca/sequoia/Monument/|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.savetheredwoods.org/involved/map/prop_detail.php?id=5|publisher=Save the Redwoods League|work=Giant Sequoia National Monument|title=Park and draft plan information|access-date=2014-05-12|archive-date=2013-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606213334/http://www.savetheredwoods.org/involved/map/prop_detail.php?id=5|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/gsnm_planning.html|publisher=USFS|title=Draft Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan|year=2010|access-date=2010-10-28|archive-date=2010-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103021847/http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/gsnm_planning.html|url-status=live}}
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External links
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- [http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/maps-pubs/?cid=fsbdev3_059090 Giant Sequoia National Monument: Location map of Groves] — with list of all named groves in national monument.