General Grant Grove is a section of Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...

 established to protect a grove of giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum

Sequoiadendron

Sequoiadendron giganteum is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and...

). It includes the General Grant tree

General Grant tree

The General Grant tree is the largest giant sequoia in the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park in California and the second largest tree in the world.-History:...

, the second largest tree in the world. Grant Grove covers a little over 154 acre (0.62321644 km²) in the park. The area is accessed by State Route 180

California State Route 180

State Route 180 is a state highway in California, United States, which runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Mendota through Fresno to Kings Canyon National Park, with an unbuilt segment defined west to Paicines....

 from the west and the Generals Highway

Generals Highway

The Generals Highway is a highway that connects State Route 180 and State Route 198 through Sequoia National Park.-Route description:It is named after two of the largest and most famous Giant Sequoia trees, the General Sherman and General Grant trees...

 from Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...

 from the south. The grove is popular with tourists because of the number and size of the trees and because of Park Service Visitor Center and Ranger programs.

History

General Grant National Park was established in 1890 to protect the natural values of the area. In 1940 it was absorbed into the new and larger Kings Canyon National Park from which it is geographically isolated.

Noteworthy trees

Some of the trees found in Grant Grove that are worthy of special note are:

• General Grant: The Grant is very imposing. The eastern side has a huge burn, leaving the lower trunk very flattened and giving the tree a maximum base diameter on the ground of 40.3 feet (12.3 m). The Grant tree has a volume of 46,608 cubic feet (1,320 cubic meters).
• Robert E. Lee
  Robert E. Lee (tree)
  The Robert E. Lee tree is the second largest giant sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, and the twelfth largest giant sequoia in the world. Richard Field, a Confederate lieutenant, named this tree around 1875. Wendell Flint and Mike Law measured the tree in 1985 and...
  
  : This seemingly ignored tree is the second largest tree in the grove and twelfth largest giant sequoia in the world. This may be because the Grant is very close by and simply dwarfs the Lee.
• California: A Large tree close to the trail. It was once taller, but a 1967 fire reduced the tree by about 25 feet (7.6 m).
• Oregon: Another large tree.
• Lincoln: The Lincoln tree has a large base, but the trunk tapers too much to make it one of the world's largest. Giant Forest
  Giant Forest
  The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of...
  
  is home to another, more famous tree also named Lincoln, which is the fourth largest tree in the world.
• Fallen Monarch: A large fallen tree that can be walked through as part of the trail.

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