Kennedy Grove is located in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

Giant Sequoia National Monument

The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that are located in the...

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Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....

) in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California, and part of a group of 8 closely grouped, but narrowly separated Giant Sequoia groves situated in either GSNM or Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...

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Kennedy Grove contains the thirteenth largest tree in the world, the Ishi Giant

Ishi Giant

Ishi Giant, is a giant sequoia in California, United States. It is located in Kennedy Grove, which is part of a group of eight closely spaced giant sequoia groves situated in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in eastern central California....

. This tree was only discorvered in the 1990s this proves there may still be some supergiants out there not yet discovered.

Noteworthy Trees

Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:

• Ishi Giant
  Ishi Giant
  Ishi Giant, is a giant sequoia in California, United States. It is located in Kennedy Grove, which is part of a group of eight closely spaced giant sequoia groves situated in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in eastern central California....
  
  : This huge tree has very few visitors, as it is very tricky to find because it is not very well known. The tree looks very old and has burn scars all round the base. This tree is the thirteenth largest in existence and contains 38156 cubic feet (1,080.5 m³) of wood.
• Evans Tree: This tree is actually in a grove called evans grove, but the groves are closely separated so sometimes are referred to as one big grove. It was mearsured in 1981 and had a volume of 30232 cubic feet (856.1 m³).