Top Ten Fascinating Facts
TOP TEN FASCINATING FACTS
WUKSACHI LODGE AND SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK
- Established in 1890, Sequoia National Park is California’s first National Park, and America’s second oldest.
- The General Sherman Tree, located in Sequoia National Park, is the largest living thing on Earth. It weighs approximately 2.7 million pounds, stands 274.9 feet tall and is believed to be around 2,100 years old. And, it’s still growing.
- Sequoia National Park is home to over 330 animal species and 1,469 plant species. 48 different species of trees are also found in the park, including the Giant Sequoia.
- Sequoia National Park is home to Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the continental U.S.
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks boast the 5 largest living giant sequoia trees in the world.
- A favorite Sequoia National Park visitor attraction includes the Tunnel Log (a fallen tree which you can drive a car through).
- Climbing to the top of Moro Rock (a 1/4 mile, 300 foot ascent) provides an unparalleled view of the Great Western Divide.
- In 1903, 450 people visited Sequoia National Park; in 2000, more than 1 million people visited the park.
- The Wuksachi name is derived from one of the Native American Indian tribes that first inhabited Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.
- George W. Bush is the first president to ever visit Sequoia National Park while in office (President Bush stayed at Wuksachi Lodge on May 29, 2001).
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