Giant Sequoia National Monument, California

Giant Sequoia National Monument is a nature site in Tulare County, Fresno County and Kern County, California. The site, which is part of the Sequoia National Forest, covers 327,769 acres (1,326 sq km) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in eastern central California. It was proclaimed by President Bill Clinton on 15 April, 2000.

The outstanding feature of Giant Sequoia National Monument is that it is home to 38 out of the 39 groves of Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) within the Sequoia National Forest. The national monument has about half of all the sequoia groves in existence, as well as one of the ten largest Giant Sequoia trees, called Boole Tree, which grows to 269 feet (82 m) and has a circumference of 112 ft (38 m).

Tree in Giant Sequoia National Monument, California
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The Giant Sequoia National Monument comprises two sections. The Northern Section surrounds General Grant Grove and parts of Kings Canyon National Park. The Southern Section, which is immediately south of Sequoia National Park, includes Long Meadow Grove. It borders the eastern boundary of the Tule River Indian Reservation.

Boyden Cave

Boyden Cave is a karst cavern located along Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, in the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The cave holds a great variety of natural formations. It is located at Kings River Canyon, which at 8,200-feet (2.5 km) is the deepest canyon in the United States. The entrance of the cave is beneath the 2000-foot (610-m) rock wall known as Portals of the Kings.

There are tours conducted within Boyden Cave, where visitors pass through a number of chambers with whimsical names, among them the Pancake Room, Upside Down City, and Mother Nature's Wedding Cake. The tour covers a distance of 0.63 miles (1.01 km), ending at a small subterranean river.

Boyden Cave, Giant Sequoia National Monument
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Visiting Giant Sequoia National Monument, California

Getting to Giant Sequoia National Monument is similar to that for going to Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park. The entrance fee of $20 per vehicle, valid for 7 days, cover both as well as Giant Sequoia National Monument and Hume Lake District.

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