Packsaddle Grove
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox forest Packsaddle Grove is a medium-sized sequoia grove on Giant Sequoia National Monument located in the South Creek of the Kern River watershed. It is a fairly wet grove as it straddles Packsaddle Creek and its tributaries.
This compact grove offers a rare look at a truly old growth forest where California condors have lived, and may once again do. The main access to this grove is via dirt roads and cross-country hiking. The terrain is steep, so it's a difficult hike. You can only visit this grove in the summer when the roads are open. The main option for seeing the grove itself is to hike cross-country through it.
This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021, with over a third of the grove burning at high severity.[1]
Noteworthy trees
- Packsaddle Giant, which was killed in the Windy Fire. It had a volume of approx. Script error: No such module "convert". and the fourth-largest ground perimeter of any sequoia at Script error: No such module "convert"., making it the largest giant sequoia south of Stagg.[2]
- Candelabra Tree, with a volume of Script error: No such module "convert"., It has many large limbs that lead to a great crown of foliage.
- Ghost Tree (sometimes referred to as General Lee Tree, of which however exist several in different groves), a once much larger tree with a heavily broken top, but growing a new top shoot (leader). This tree has a volume of Script error: No such module "convert".. It was heavily damaged in the Windy Fire.[2]
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