Giant Sequoia National Monument
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| Giant Sequoia National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location | Tulare, Fresno and Kern counties, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Porterville, CA |
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| Area | 327,769 acres (1,326 km²) |
| Established | April 15, 2000 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 from the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that located in the Sequoia National Forest, about half of the sequoia groves currently in existence, including one of the ten largest Giant Sequoias, the Boole Tree, which is 269 feet (82 meters) high with a base circumference of 112 feet (34 meters). The forest covers 824 square miles (1,326 square kilometers).
The monument is in two sections. The northern section surrounds Grant Grove and other parts of Kings Canyon National Park. The southern section is directly south of Sequoia National Park, surrounding the eastern half of the Tule River Indian Reservation.
The Giant Sequoia National Monument was proclaimed by President Bill Clinton on April 15, 2000.
See also: Biology of the Sierra Nevada
[edit] External links
- Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument
- Photo Gallery of several groves within the monument
- Overview, Creation, and Administration of the Monument (includes proclamation establishing monument in April 2000)
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