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'''Mariposa Grove''' is a list of sequoia groves located near Wawona, California 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 Twenty Five largest Giant Sequoias in the world.

'''Mariposa Grove''' is a list of sequoia groves located near Wawona, California 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 Twenty Five largest Giant Sequoias in the world.

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 [http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/m.html].

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 [https://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/m.html].

The Giant Sequoia named '''Grizzly Giant''' is, at between probably 1900-2400 years old ([http://www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/sequoiaresults.htm]), the oldest tree in the grove. In 1932 it was claimed to be the fifth largest (by volume) tree in the world, but other trees were subsequently found to be larger; it currently has a volume of 34010 cu.ft., only the 25th largest. It is 210|ft tall, and has a heavily buttressed base with a basal circumference of 28 m (92 ft) or a diameter of 30|ft; above the buttresses at 2.4 m above ground, the circumference is only 23 m. Grizzly Giant's first branch from its base is itself 2 m (6 ft) in diameter.  

The Giant Sequoia named '''Grizzly Giant''' is, at between probably 1900-2400 years old ([https://www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/sequoiaresults.htm]), the oldest tree in the grove. In 1932 it was claimed to be the fifth largest (by volume) tree in the world, but other trees were subsequently found to be larger; it currently has a volume of 34010 cu.ft., only the 25th largest. It is 210|ft tall, and has a heavily buttressed base with a basal circumference of 28 m (92 ft) or a diameter of 30|ft; above the buttresses at 2.4 m above ground, the circumference is only 23 m. Grizzly Giant's first branch from its base is itself 2 m (6 ft) in diameter.  

Another tree, the Wawona Tree, had a tunnel wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through, cut through it in the nineteenth century. Weakened by this large opening at its base, the tree fell down in 1969.  

Another tree, the Wawona Tree, had a tunnel wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through, cut through it in the nineteenth century. Weakened by this large opening at its base, the tree fell down in 1969.  

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/olmsted/report.html Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865]

*[https://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/olmsted/report.html Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865]

*[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Yosemite_National_Park/Glacier_Point_Mariposa_Grove.html An article about the grove] from the ''[[National Geographic Society]]''

*[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Yosemite_National_Park/Glacier_Point_Mariposa_Grove.html An article about the grove] from the ''[[National Geographic Society]]''

*[http://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl001/vl001001.gif Record from the 38th Congress] including the 1864 Act granting the grove to California

*[https://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl001/vl001001.gif Record from the 38th Congress] including the 1864 Act granting the grove to California

*[http://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl099/vl099001.gif Record from the 59th Congress] returning the grove to federal control

*[https://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl099/vl099001.gif Record from the 59th Congress] returning the grove to federal control

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