Pioneer Cabin Tree

Pioneer Cabin Tree
Photo of the tree from 2006. Tree has a tunnel through center of trunk. There is a marked path for people to walk through it.
The Pioneer Cabin Tree in 2006
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SpeciesGiant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
LocationCalaveras Big Trees State Park, California, U.S.
Coordinates38°16′48.6″N 120°18′11.3″W / 38.280167°N 120.303139°W / 38.280167; -120.303139[1]
Date felledJanuary 8, 2017 (2017-01-08)[2][3][4]

The Pioneer Cabin Tree, also known as The Tunnel Tree, was a giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California. It was considered one of the U.S.'s most famous trees,[5] and drew thousands of visitors annually.[6] It was estimated to have been more than 1,000 years old,[5] and measured 33 feet (10 m) in diameter; its exact age and height were not known.[A][9][10] The tree was topped before 1859.[11] It fell and shattered during a storm on January 8, 2017.[5][1][12]

  1. ^ a b "A Guide to the North Grove Trail of Calaveras Big Trees – Marker 21" (PDF). H Calaveras Big Trees State Park. California State Parks. 2006. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2017. USGS satellite view of N Grove Trail https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/topoview/viewer/#19/38.28017/-120.30314
  2. ^ Domonoske, Camila (January 9, 2017). "Iconic Sequoia 'Tunnel Tree' Brought Down By California Storm". National Public Radio. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Hockaday, Peter (January 8, 2017). "Historic Pioneer Cabin Tree toppled in California storm". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Andrews, Travis M. (January 9, 2017). "Morning Mix: Winter storm fells one of California's iconic drive-through tunnel trees, carved in the 1880s". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms". BBC. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  6. ^ McCann, Erin (January 9, 2017). "Giant Sequoia 'Tunnel Tree' in California Is Toppled by Storm". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Excursion to Mammoth Cave, Big Trees". Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 11, no. 1603. May 15, 1856.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference USFS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Beloved California Giant Sequoia Tree Felled by Storm". ABC News. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Latest: Famed giant sequoia topples in California storms". Associated Press. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference hutchings1859 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Harala, Josh (January 13, 2017). "California's iconic 'tunnel tree' has finally fallen: Goodnight, sweet prince". sciencealert.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Sierra redwoods (also known as Giant Sequoias) are the largest objects ever to have lived on Earth. The fossil record of the redwood family dates back 180 million years to the age of the dinosaurs, and individuals can live over 3,000 years", explains the California Department of Parks and Recreation.


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