Grizzly Giant

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.

Photo: MikeMurphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: giant sequoia in Mariposa Grove, California; 25th largest giant sequoia
Also known as: “Grizzly Giant Tree”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mariposa Grove and Mariposa Grove Museum.

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.

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. Mariposa Grove Museum is situated 3,700 feet north of Grizzly Giant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Camp and South 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.

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 3½ miles northwest of Grizzly Giant.

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 4 miles northwest of Grizzly Giant.

Grizzly Giant

Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.50355° or 37° 30′ 13″ north

Longitude

-119.60072° or 119° 36′ 3″ west

Elevation

5,866 feet (1,788 metres)

Height

209 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

8592G93X+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3331427773

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=tree

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

5354417

Wikidata ID

Q5609795

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Grizzly Giant” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Grizzly Giant”
French: “Grizzly Giant”
German: “Grizzly Giant”
Hebrew: “הענק גריזלי”
Portuguese: “Grizzly Giant”
Russian: “Гигантский гризли”
Spanish: “Grizzly Gigante (árbol)”
Spanish: “Grizzly Gigante”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Long Meadow and Happy Camp.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, CA, USA and Mariposa Grove Shuttle Stop.

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