Mariposa Grove | |
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Map | |
Mariposa Grove is located at the southern entrance to
Yosemite National Park | |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 119°35′54″W / 37.51389°N 119.59833°W |
Elevation | 5,740–6,730 ft (1,750–2,050 m) |
Ecology | |
Dominant tree species | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the 30 largest giant sequoias in the world. The grove closed on July 6, 2015, for a restoration project and reopened on June 15, 2018. [1]
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 is located. [2]
The giant sequoia named Grizzly Giant is between probably 1900–2400 years old: the oldest tree in the grove. [3] It has a volume of 34,010 cubic feet (963 m3), and is counted as the 25th largest tree in the world. It is 210 feet (64 m) tall, and has a heavily buttressed base with a basal circumference of 28 m (92 ft) or a diameter of 30 feet (9.1 m); above the buttresses at 2.4 m above ground, the circumference is only 23 m. Grizzly Giant's first branch from the base is 2 m (6 ft) in diameter. Another tree, the Wawona Tree, had a tunnel cut through it in the nineteenth century that was wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through. Weakened by the large opening at its base, the tree fell down in a storm in 1969.
Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864, ceding Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the state of California. Criticism of stewardship over the land led to the state's returning the grove to federal control with the establishment of Yosemite National Park.
The Mariposa Grove Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The grove was threatened by the Washburn Fire in July 2022. [4] [5]
Some of the trees in the grove are:
Mariposa Grove Museum | |
Nearest city | Wawona, California |
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Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 119°35′54″W / 37.51389°N 119.59833°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1930 |
Architect | National Park Service |
Architectural style | Rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 78000381 [6] |
Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
The Mariposa Grove Museum, also known as the Mariposa Grove Cabin, is a large cabin built in 1930. It sits in the shadow of two prominent giant sequoia trees: General Grant and General Sheridan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [6] [7]
The museum features numerous historic photographs and details the history of Mariposa Grove. Restrooms are inside. [8]
The iconic grove of giant and ancient sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park is no longer under direct threat from the wildfire still burning through a southern section of the park and the nearby Sierra National Forest... foresters and ecologists say a half-century of intentional burning or 'prescribed fire' practices in and around the area dramatically reduced forest 'fuel' there, allowing the blaze to pass through the grove with the trees unscathed.
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Mariposa Grove | |
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Map | |
Mariposa Grove is located at the southern entrance to
Yosemite National Park | |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 119°35′54″W / 37.51389°N 119.59833°W |
Elevation | 5,740–6,730 ft (1,750–2,050 m) |
Ecology | |
Dominant tree species | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the 30 largest giant sequoias in the world. The grove closed on July 6, 2015, for a restoration project and reopened on June 15, 2018. [1]
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 is located. [2]
The giant sequoia named Grizzly Giant is between probably 1900–2400 years old: the oldest tree in the grove. [3] It has a volume of 34,010 cubic feet (963 m3), and is counted as the 25th largest tree in the world. It is 210 feet (64 m) tall, and has a heavily buttressed base with a basal circumference of 28 m (92 ft) or a diameter of 30 feet (9.1 m); above the buttresses at 2.4 m above ground, the circumference is only 23 m. Grizzly Giant's first branch from the base is 2 m (6 ft) in diameter. Another tree, the Wawona Tree, had a tunnel cut through it in the nineteenth century that was wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through. Weakened by the large opening at its base, the tree fell down in a storm in 1969.
Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864, ceding Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the state of California. Criticism of stewardship over the land led to the state's returning the grove to federal control with the establishment of Yosemite National Park.
The Mariposa Grove Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The grove was threatened by the Washburn Fire in July 2022. [4] [5]
Some of the trees in the grove are:
Mariposa Grove Museum | |
Nearest city | Wawona, California |
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Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 119°35′54″W / 37.51389°N 119.59833°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1930 |
Architect | National Park Service |
Architectural style | Rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 78000381 [6] |
Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
The Mariposa Grove Museum, also known as the Mariposa Grove Cabin, is a large cabin built in 1930. It sits in the shadow of two prominent giant sequoia trees: General Grant and General Sheridan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [6] [7]
The museum features numerous historic photographs and details the history of Mariposa Grove. Restrooms are inside. [8]
The iconic grove of giant and ancient sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park is no longer under direct threat from the wildfire still burning through a southern section of the park and the nearby Sierra National Forest... foresters and ecologists say a half-century of intentional burning or 'prescribed fire' practices in and around the area dramatically reduced forest 'fuel' there, allowing the blaze to pass through the grove with the trees unscathed.
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