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Mark Twain Stump Tree

Remnant of the Mark Twain Tree

Redwood Tree in Big Stump Grove on Big Stump Loop in Kings Canyon NP, Sierra Nevada near Wilsonia, CA

The Mark Twain Stump, also known as the Big Stump, is the stump of what was once one of the largest giant sequoias in the world. The tree was felled in 1891 so that sections of the trunk could be displayed in the natural history museums of New York and London.

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Big Stump Grove is a giant sequoia grove located at the southwest entrance of Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is one of a group of eight close but narrowly separated Giant Sequoia groves situated in Giant Sequoia National Monument and Kings Canyon National Park.

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Sequoioideae (subfamily)

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Sierra Nevada Forests

Southern Sierra Mid-Montane Forests