Genesis Tree, Sequoia National Forest

Name: Genesis Tree
Address: Sequoia National Forest, United States

#14 among attractions in Sequoia National Forest

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The Genesis Tree is a giant sequoia that is the seventh largest tree in the world. It is located within the Mountain Home Grove, a giant sequoia grove located in Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California. The Genesis Tree was heavily damaged by the Castle Fire in 2020. ()

Coordinates: 36°12'54"N, 118°40'8"W

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Genesis Tree – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mountain Home Grove, Belknap Complex, Stagg Tree, Adam Tree.

1.7 miN
Nature, Forest
Mountain Home Grove, Sequoia National Forest
44 min walk • Mountain Home Grove is a grove of giant sequoia trees located in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, and includes some of the largest trees in the world.
7.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Belknap Complex, Sequoia National Forest
185 min walk • The Belknap Complex, sometimes referred to as Belknap Grove, is a complex of three giant sequoia groves located in the Tule River watershed of Giant Sequoia National Monument, just south of Camp Nelson, California.
3.2 miSE
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Stagg Tree, Sequoia National Forest
83 min walk • The Stagg Tree, officially the Amos Alonzo Stagg Tree and formerly known as the Day Tree, is a giant sequoia in Alder Creek Grove in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It is the fifth largest tree in the world and the tallest giant sequoia south of Lincoln in Sequoia National Park.
2 miN
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Adam Tree, Sequoia National Forest
51 min walk • The Adam Tree is a giant sequoia located in Mountain Home Grove, a sequoia grove in Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Sierra Nevada of California.
0.7 miNW
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Hollow Log, Sequoia National Forest
17 min walk • The Hollow Log of Balch Park is the naturally hollowed out log of a fallen Giant Sequoia tree. It is also one of the best known features of the Mountain Home Grove, a stand of Giant Sequoia trees that surrounds Balch Park in Tulare County, California.
1.8 miNW
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Hercules Tree, Sequoia National Forest
47 min walk • The Hercules Tree in the Mountain Home Grove of California is a living giant sequoia tree that has a room carved into the center of it. It is also known as the "Room Tree".
1.8 miN
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Methuselah, Sequoia National Forest
48 min walk • The Methuselah Tree is a giant sequoia located in Mountain Home State Forest, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. It is the 28th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 27th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.