General Grant Tree - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

Click on any picture for larger images and click the blue links for other nearby waymarks.

Judy, admiring the Gen. Grant Tree

This is the largest tree in Kings Canyon National Park. Named for the leader of the Union forces during the Civil War, the General Grant Tree is the world's third-largest living being and has the greatest base diameter of any sequoia at 40.3 feet. This is 3.5 feet more than the world's largest tree, General Sherman, in Sequoia National Park. The Grant tree trunk, however, quickly tapers to 29 feet DBH (Diameter at Breast Height, or 4.5 feet above the ground), the standard measure of tree size. The General Grant Tree is as tall as a 27-story building. It is wider at the base than a three-lane freeway.

Genus/Species: Giant Sequoia Height: 267 Girth: 107 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Park Age: 1700 Historical significance: In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge designated the General Grant Tree as the Nation's Christmas Tree. The tree is also a living memorial to the men and women of the United States who have given their lives in service to their country. It was proclaimed a National Shrine on March 29, 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The official dedication was made that year on Veterans Day, November 11, by the president's personal representative, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. It is the only living National Shrine and each year during the Christmas ceremony, park rangers place a large wreath at the base of the Grant Tree, remembering those who gave their lives. Website reference: [Web Link] Walk time: 2 Planter: Not listed Parking coordinates: Not Listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   03/03/2022 Don.Morfe visited it 08/04/2018 seal13 visited it 07/05/2017 valhikes visited it 04/06/2016 RETIKON visited it 03/31/2016 TrekStarL visited it 05/25/2015 sbcamper visited it 07/01/2014 FlipperFamily visited it 03/31/2014 Bush-Rescue visited it 03/17/2014 merlot visited it 09/24/2012 HM63 visited it 06/10/2011 shell1fish visited it 11/07/2010 kipster11 visited it 10/17/2008 netdust visited it 07/04/2008 heymego visited it 09/09/2007 macdod visited it 07/06/2007 QuesterMark visited it 05/25/2006 Bernd das Brot Team visited it 12/14/2004 The Sims visited it

View all visits/logs