Big Stump Grove is a giant sequoia grove located at the southwest entrance of Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is one of a group of eight close but narrowly separated Giant Sequoia groves situated in Giant Sequoia National Monument and Kings Canyon National Park.
Big Stump Grove | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park, California, United States |
Coordinates | 36°43′02″N 118°57′55″W / 36.717340°N 118.965231°W |
Elevation | 6,070 ft (1,850 m) |
Ecology | |
Dominant tree species | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
The grove derives its name from Old Adam, sometimes also referred to as the Burnt Monarch. It is a large standing sequoia snag, which had died prior to logging in that area.[1]
Some trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note include: