| Mariposa Grove | |
|---|---|
 Grizzly Giant tree of Mariposa Grove | |
| Map | |
 Mariposa Grove is located at the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 119°35′54″W / 37.51389°N 119.59833°W |
| Elevation | 5,740–6,730 ft (1,750–2,050 m) |
| Ecology | |
| Dominant tree species | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
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. Two of its trees are among the 30 largest giant sequoias in the world. The grove attracts about one million visitors annually.[1]
The Mariposa Grove was first visited by non-native people in 1857 when Galen Clark and Milton Mann found it. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove is located.[2] Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864, ceding Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the state of California. Criticism of stewardship over the land led to the state's returning the grove to federal control with the establishment of Yosemite National Park.
The grove closed on July 6, 2015, for a restoration project and reopened on June 15, 2018.[3] The Mariposa Grove Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ St. George, Zach (April 2018). "How California's Giant Sequoias Tell the Story of Americans' Conflicted Relationship With Nature". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
- ^ Forgione, Mary (June 15, 2018). "It's back to the big trees. Yosemite's Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias reopens after three-year restoration project". Los Angeles Times.