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Encyclopedia > Grant Grove

Grant Grove is a sequoia grove located in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California, at 36°45'N 118°58'W. It includes General Grant tree, one of the five largest Giant Sequoias in existence.

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    • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.75&lon=-118.97&s=50&size=m)
    • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=13&lon=-118.97&lat=36.75&w=600&h=400)

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Grant Grove Visitor Center (1017 words)
Grant Grove houses the General Grant Tree, which is the Nation's Christmas Tree and our only living national shrine, commemorating those Americans who lost their lives in war.
Hume Lake is the closest lake to Grant Grove for fishing and swimming.
Beginning in 1969, prescribed fires have burned portions of this forest to allow giant sequoias to reproduce, to reduce fuel and to restore the forest to the condition it was 100 years ago.
Virtual Guidebook to Sequoia-Kings Canyon - Grant Grove (55 words)
The General Grant Tree, from the official "photo point".
The General Grant Tree from the official photo point in winter.
The Oregon and California Trees, in Grant Grove.
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