Tuolumne Grove
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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
, at 37°46′09"N 119°48′36"W. It is about 16 miles (25.7 km) west of Yosemite Village
Yosemite Village, California
Yosemite Village is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located northeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 3996 feet ....
on Tioga Pass Road
California State Route 120
State Route 120 , in northern California, runs between the Central Valley near Manteca, through Yosemite National Park, and ends at U.S. Route 6 in Mono County.-Route description:...
. The grove contains many conifers, including a few Sequoiadendron giganteum as well as Tsuga mertensiana and Pinus lambertiana.
While smaller than the Mariposa Grove
Mariposa Grove
Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree...
the Tuolumne Grove is less visited and provides a more secluded experience.