Yosemite Area Wildfire Known As The Rim Fire May Impact Tuolumne Grove Of Giant Sequoias Tunnel Tree Soon. #CaFire

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Yosemite Area Wildfire Known As The Rim Fire May Impact Tuolumne Grove Of Giant Sequoias Tunnel Tree Soon. #CaFire

Tuolumne Grove Of Giant Sequoias. Big Flat road Entrance, Crane Flat Lookout Tower and the Whole of Yosemite Valley And Back-Country Threatened.

The Historic Tunnel Tree Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

#RIMFIRE PERIMETER HOT SPOT MAP 8-27-13 MORNING WITH TUOLUMNE GIANT TREES BIG OAK FLAT YNP LOCATION

PERIMETER HOT SPOT MAP 8-27-13 MORNING WITH TUOLUMNE GIANT TREES BIG OAK FLAT YNP LOCATION

Inset shows close topographic map of Tunnel Tree Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

Tuolumne Grove is a sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park, at 37°46′09″N 119°48′36″WCoordinates:

37°46′09″N 119°48′36″W.^[1] It is about 16 miles (26 km) west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road. The grove contains many conifers, including a few Sequoiadendron giganteum as well as Abies concolor and Pinus lambertiana.

While smaller than the Mariposa Grove the Tuolumne Grove is less visited^[2] and provides a more secluded experience.

Google Map of Tunnel Tree Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias General Area

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013