World's Widest Tree Trunk | General Grant Tree | Kings Canyon National Park

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Located in Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree is largest giant sequoia in the General Grant Grove and is the second largest tree on earth (by trunk volume). However, if branch volume were taken into account, it would be the 3rd largest tree in the world with the President Tree being the world's second largest tree. The trail is heavily trafficked and is a 0.75 a mile loop with 50 feet of elevation gain.
The General Grant Tree tree was named in 1867 to honor Ulysses S. Grant. It towers at 268 feet and is 40 feet in diameter making it the world's widest known sequoia. It is estimated to be around 1,700 years old. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the General Grant Tree to be the Nation's Christmas Tree in 1926. And in 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower designated it as a National Shrine, a living memorial to those who fought and died in war.
Along the trail is the Fallen Monarch Tree, which is a large hollow sequoia. It is possible to walk through it which is pretty cool.
Shortly after the General Grant tree is Gamlin Cabin. This cabin was originally built in 1872 and has been reconstructed and relocated several times in the area. The cabin has served many purposes and was used as a storehouse by the US Calvary and even became the place where the first park ranger lived while stationed there.
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