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- Draperies Tree (Deceased)
- McKinley's Largest Tree
- The Landslide Verdure Tree
- Large Sequoia near Goshawk Tree #1
- Calaveras #855
- Cathedral Viewpoint
- First Tree
- Spiketop Tree
- Ride-Through Tree (Deceased)
- Aries
- Calaveras #755
- Peyrone's Largest Tree
- McKinley's Tall Burn Tree
- Diamond Area 3rd Largest Tree
- Tule Reservation near Harlequin
- Alta and Congress trail Tree
- Large Mountain Aire near cabin
- Scott's Tree
- Spike Arm by Lace Meadow road
- Above Genesis Tree
- Mountain Home #1832
- Large Mountain Aire North
- False John Adams
- Window Tree
- Old Jobe
- Near Genesis Tree
- Hedrick Pond Tree
- Palace Hotel
- Crescent Meadow Tree
- Calaveras #880
- Big Red
- Haverford
- Pride of the Forest
- Spike
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Notable Honorable Mentions, 22.5k-20k
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- Near Swedish Stump Tree
- Burly Face Tree
- Above Broken Arrow Tree
- Top of the Ridge
- Little Boulder upper grove Largest Tree
- Waterloo
- Snagtop Tree
- Forktop
- Calaveras #49
- Above Goshawk (very questionable)
- Burly
- Hercules
- Rocky Base Tree
- Sierra Ghost, Freeman Creek
- Long Arm Tree
- Trident Tree
- Pointer Tree
- Nelder #71 Tree
- Galen Clark
- Gnarly Tree
- Nanette Tree
- Large above Faithful Couple
- Lower Tub Flats Road
- Rook Tree
- AD Area Pair#1 Tree
- Tusk Tree
- Double Burl Tree
- Merle F. Harp Tree
- Enterprise Mill Tree
- Heart Tree
- Upper Diamond Area Tree
- Bench Tree
- Calaveras #301
- Pennsylvania
- Splitter
- Freeman Creek Trail Tree
- Below Blasted Mammoth
- Bearskin East Largest
- Above Tennessee
- Crossing Guard Tree
- Post Tree
- calaveras #281
- Large Mountain Aire West
- Grover Cleveland
- Carl Von Linne
- Sunset
- Undercut
- Long Meadow Spire
- Kentucky
- Trailhead Tree
- Calaveras #42
- Tennessee
- Bonsai (Deceased)
- Burnt to a Twist Tree
- Large Sequoia near Bannister Tree
- Kaweah Beauty
- Zeke
- Large East Fork, past and below trail tree
- General Sheridan
- Round Burl Tree
- Nelder # 70 Tree
- Hanging Boughs Tree
- Pack Station Post Tree
- Raven Tree
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Notable Honorable Mentions, 20k-17.5k
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- Spiketop Tree
- Rattler Tree (Deceased)
- Washout Tree
- Three Finger Tree
- Maryland
- Stubby
- Bear Creek Tree
- Above Hockett Trail
- Large past Cathedral Viewpoint
- Big Base Tree
- AD Area Pair#2 Tree
- James A. Garfield
- Broken Northeast of McKinley
- Ella Falls Tree
- Hockett Trail Tree
- Resurrection Tree
- Battered Giant
- Dozer Trail Tree
- Ishi Giant
- Upper Tub Flats Road
- Longest Burn Tree
- Harlequin
- South King
- Opposite Lace Meadow Road Tree
- Nelder #7 Tree
- Grizzly Jr.
- Bearskin Giant
- Stephen T. Mather
- Atwell Beauty Tree
- Philip Sheridan
- Long Meadow #12 Tree
- Top of the Flat
- Large 2nd past Cathedral Viewpoint
- Alta Tall Tree
- Original Dean
- Top-heavy Giant
- Humboldt Tree
- Deer Creek
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Notable Honorable Mentions, 17.5k-15k
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- Large Sequoia near Freeman Creek Trail Tree
- George W. Bush
- Pinewood Crest Tree
- Medusa
- Large Sequoia above Loren's Tree (Deceased)
- Muir Big Burn
- Lincoln Tree
- Boulder Beauty
- Mountain Home #3130
- South End of Long Meadow
- Speartop
- Crescent Meadow Flare
- Little Bonsai
- Unburned Brother
- Chimney Tree
- Redwood Meadow Ravine Tree
- General Sherman (Mariposa Grove)
- Double Spire
- Silver Creek Largest
- Blasted Mammoth
- SQ684
- Oliver Twist
- Boulder Outlier Tree
- The Gatekeeper, Rejuvination Tree, or General Norton
- General Grant
- B Tree (SQ601)
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McKinley's Tall Burn Tree
McKinley's Tall Burn Tree, the second largest in the grove, is 18 feet in diameter at chest height, 76 feet in perimeter, and 236 feet tall. Its signature long burn on its west side is about 45 feet tall, and it is located right on the short official trail through the grove.
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Notable Honorable Mentions, 25k-22.5k
>
- Draperies Tree (Deceased)
- McKinley's Largest Tree
- The Landslide Verdure Tree
- Large Sequoia near Goshawk Tree #1
- Calaveras #855
- Cathedral Viewpoint
- First Tree
- Spiketop Tree
- Ride-Through Tree (Deceased)
- Aries
- Calaveras #755
- Peyrone's Largest Tree
- McKinley's Tall Burn Tree
- Diamond Area 3rd Largest Tree
- Tule Reservation near Harlequin
- Alta and Congress trail Tree
- Large Mountain Aire near cabin
- Scott's Tree
- Spike Arm by Lace Meadow road
- Above Genesis Tree
- Mountain Home #1832
- Large Mountain Aire North
- False John Adams
- Window Tree
- Old Jobe
- Near Genesis Tree
- Hedrick Pond Tree
- Palace Hotel
- Crescent Meadow Tree
- Calaveras #880
- Big Red
- Haverford
- Pride of the Forest
- Spike
-
Notable Honorable Mentions, 22.5k-20k
>
- Near Swedish Stump Tree
- Burly Face Tree
- Above Broken Arrow Tree
- Top of the Ridge
- Little Boulder upper grove Largest Tree
- Waterloo
- Snagtop Tree
- Forktop
- Calaveras #49
- Above Goshawk (very questionable)
- Burly
- Hercules
- Rocky Base Tree
- Sierra Ghost, Freeman Creek
- Long Arm Tree
- Trident Tree
- Pointer Tree
- Nelder #71 Tree
- Galen Clark
- Gnarly Tree
- Nanette Tree
- Large above Faithful Couple
- Lower Tub Flats Road
- Rook Tree
- AD Area Pair#1 Tree
- Tusk Tree
- Double Burl Tree
- Merle F. Harp Tree
- Enterprise Mill Tree
- Heart Tree
- Upper Diamond Area Tree
- Bench Tree
- Calaveras #301
- Pennsylvania
- Splitter
- Freeman Creek Trail Tree
- Below Blasted Mammoth
- Bearskin East Largest
- Above Tennessee
- Crossing Guard Tree
- Post Tree
- calaveras #281
- Large Mountain Aire West
- Grover Cleveland
- Carl Von Linne
- Sunset
- Undercut
- Long Meadow Spire
- Kentucky
- Trailhead Tree
- Calaveras #42
- Tennessee
- Bonsai (Deceased)
- Burnt to a Twist Tree
- Large Sequoia near Bannister Tree
- Kaweah Beauty
- Zeke
- Large East Fork, past and below trail tree
- General Sheridan
- Round Burl Tree
- Nelder # 70 Tree
- Hanging Boughs Tree
- Pack Station Post Tree
- Raven Tree
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Notable Honorable Mentions, 20k-17.5k
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- Spiketop Tree
- Rattler Tree (Deceased)
- Washout Tree
- Three Finger Tree
- Maryland
- Stubby
- Bear Creek Tree
- Above Hockett Trail
- Large past Cathedral Viewpoint
- Big Base Tree
- AD Area Pair#2 Tree
- James A. Garfield
- Broken Northeast of McKinley
- Ella Falls Tree
- Hockett Trail Tree
- Resurrection Tree
- Battered Giant
- Dozer Trail Tree
- Ishi Giant
- Upper Tub Flats Road
- Longest Burn Tree
- Harlequin
- South King
- Opposite Lace Meadow Road Tree
- Nelder #7 Tree
- Grizzly Jr.
- Bearskin Giant
- Stephen T. Mather
- Atwell Beauty Tree
- Philip Sheridan
- Long Meadow #12 Tree
- Top of the Flat
- Large 2nd past Cathedral Viewpoint
- Alta Tall Tree
- Original Dean
- Top-heavy Giant
- Humboldt Tree
- Deer Creek
-
Notable Honorable Mentions, 17.5k-15k
>
- Large Sequoia near Freeman Creek Trail Tree
- George W. Bush
- Pinewood Crest Tree
- Medusa
- Large Sequoia above Loren's Tree (Deceased)
- Muir Big Burn
- Lincoln Tree
- Boulder Beauty
- Mountain Home #3130
- South End of Long Meadow
- Speartop
- Crescent Meadow Flare
- Little Bonsai
- Unburned Brother
- Chimney Tree
- Redwood Meadow Ravine Tree
- General Sherman (Mariposa Grove)
- Double Spire
- Silver Creek Largest
- Blasted Mammoth
- SQ684
- Oliver Twist
- Boulder Outlier Tree
- The Gatekeeper, Rejuvination Tree, or General Norton
- General Grant
- B Tree (SQ601)
- Notable Dead Trees >
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Trip Reports
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- Fun Facts
- About Us
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