Tuolumne Grove

Tuolumne Grove
Tuolumne Grove
Map
Geography
Location	Tuolumne County, California, United States
Coordinates	37°46′09″N 119°48′36″W
Elevation	5,600–5,900 ft (1,700–1,800 m)
Ecology
Dominant tree species	Sequoiadendron giganteum

Tuolumne Grove is a giant sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park, at the southeastern edge of the Tuolumne River watershed.[1] It is about 16 miles (26 km) west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road. The grove contains many conifers, including a few Sequoiadendron giganteum as well as Abies concolor and Pinus lambertiana.

A small grove of about 25 large trees, covering around 20 acres, includes the Dead Giant, which measures 29 1/2 feet in diameter at its base. In 1878, a tunnel was cut through the Dead Giant, allowing a road to pass through it.[2][3] The Dead Giant was the first tunnel tree. [4]

Although trees in the Tuolumne Grove were likely first seen by members of the Joseph Walker Expedition in 1833, the grove was officially discovered on May 10, 1858, by a group from Garrote, California, led by Dr. J. L. Cogswell and eight companions. They originally named the tree, now known as the Dead Giant, “King Solomon’s Temple.”[5]

Gallery

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  Tuolumne Grove Trailhead
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  The largest tree in Tuolumne Grove
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  The Dead Giant
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  The roots of a fallen giant sequoia.

Map of Tuolumne Grove Area

See also

• List of giant sequoia groves
• Merced Grove - a nearby giant sequoia grove

References

1. "Tuolumne Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Yosemite Giant Sequoias". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
3. "Tuolumne Grove". www.redwoodhikes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
4. Garrison Frost (May 12, 2023). "The Strange History of the Redwood Tunnel Trees". Save the Redwoods League.
5. McFarland, James W. (1949). "The Three Giant Sequoia Groves". A Guide to the Giant Sequoias of Yosemite National Park. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

External links

• Media related to Tuolumne Grove at Wikimedia Commons