Big Tree

Big Tree is a locality in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 6,207 feet. Big Tree is situated nearby to the hamlet South Wawona, as well as near North Wawona.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mariposa Grove and Grizzly Giant.

Mariposa Grove

Evergreen forest

Photo: Dameon Hudson, CC BY 3.0.

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 specimens.

Grizzly Giant

Photo: MikeMurphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grizzly Giant is a massive giant sequoia located in Mariposa Grove within Yosemite National Park. Famous for its impressive size and age, the Grizzly Giant has been a symbol of the park since tourism began.

Mariposa Grove Museum

Museum

Photo: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mariposa Grove Museum is an historic log cabin in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. Galen Clark, the first guardian of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grant, built the first cabin on approximately the same site in May 1864 as an office and information center for visitors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Camp and Wawona.

Fish Camp

Photo: Guywelch2000, CC0.

Fish Camp is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park.

Wawona

Hamlet

Photo: Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area. Wawona is situated 3½ miles northwest of Big Tree.

South Wawona

Hamlet

Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area. South Wawona is situated 3 miles northwest of Big Tree.

Big Tree

Type: Locality
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.5099° or 37° 30′ 36″ north

Longitude

-119.6021° or 119° 36′ 8″ west

Elevation

6,207 feet (1,892 metres)

Open location code

8592G95X+X5

GeoNames ID

5328570

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