Back Wawona Tree French Ուավոնա (ծառ) Armenian ワウォナ・ツリー Japanese Wawona Tree Dutch Árvore Wawona Portuguese Arborele Wawona Romanian Уавона (дерево) Russian
| Wawona Tree | |
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 Wawona Tunnel Tree, June 1918 | |
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| Species | Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
| Location | Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, US |
| Coordinates | 37°30′53″N 119°35′42″W / 37.51470°N 119.59494°W |
| Date felled | February 1969[1] |
The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet (69 m) and was 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at the base.[2]
The origin of the word Wawona is not known.[3][4][5] A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl". Birds are considered the sequoia trees' spiritual guardian.[6]
- ^ "National Park Quiz 58: Tunnels - National Parks Traveler". www.nationalparkstraveler.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions, Tunnel Tree". Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. "Place Names of the High Sierra". Yosemite Online. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Kroeber, Alfred J. (1916). "California Place Names of Indian Origin". American Archaeology and Ethnology. 12 (2): 66. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Clark, Galen (1904). Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity (1st ed.). Yosemite Valley, California. p. 109. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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