Boole Tree
The Boole Tree (GPS NAD 83: 36.823889, -118.949167) is regarded as the 6th largest giant sequoia tree in the world. The tree was named around 1895 by A.H. Sweeny, a Fresno doctor, after Franklin A. Boole, a supervisor of the logging operation that spared the tree's life due to its great size. Before 1931, it was thought to be the largest tree in the world, but it's now known as the largest tree within the U.S. Forest Service. It is located in the Converse Basin grove in Sequoia National Forest, on the edge of Kings Canyon, 5 miles (8 km) from Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. Converse Basin was once a large grove, but was logged of most of its giant sequoias between 1892 and 1918. Now only perhaps 60 large specimens survive out of thousands. This grove is the largest contiguous grove in the world.
Points of Interest
Location |
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Boole Tree |
Buck Rock Lookout |
Converse Basin Grove |
Delilah Lookout |
Indian Basin Grove |
Junction View |
Marble Mountain View |
McGee Overlook |
Nearby Camping
Location | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
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Marmot Rock | 15 | 8,225 ft | |||
Crystal Springs - Kings Canyon National Park | 36 | 6,618 ft | |||
Princess | 88 | 5,868 ft | |||
Landslide | 9 | 5,772 ft | |||
Buck Rock | 5 | 7,730 ft | |||
Sawmill Flat | 10 | 6,720 ft | |||
Upper Stony Creek | 18 | 6,521 ft | |||
Hume Lake | 74 | 5,274 ft | |||
Lily Pad | 15 | 6,553 ft | |||
Sunset - Kings Canyon National Park | 157 | 6,537 ft | |||
Dorst Creek - Sequoia National Park | 218 | 6,751 ft | |||
Eastern Big Meadow Road | 24 | 7,622 ft | |||
Stony Creek | 49 | 6,425 ft | |||
Azalea - Kings Canyon National Park | 110 | 6,532 ft | |||
Buck Meadow | 9 | 6,758 ft | |||
Convict Flat | 5 | 3,143 ft | |||
Black Rock - Trimmer | 10 | 4,218 ft | |||
Trapper Springs | Numerous | 8,343 ft | |||
Tenmile | 13 | 5,819 ft | |||
Eshom | 23 | 4,843 ft |
Weather Forecast
Nearby Streamflow Levels
Gauge | Streamflow |
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Nf Willow C Nr Sugar Pine Ca
USGS 11242400 |
416 cfs |
Big C Div Nr Fish Camp Ca
USGS 11267350 |
0 cfs |
Deer C Nr Fountain Springs Ca
USGS 11200800 |
64 cfs |
Sf Tule R Nr Reservation Bndry Nr Porterville Ca
USGS 11204100 |
119 cfs |
Marble Fork Kaweah R Ab Horse C Nr Lodgepole Ca
USGS 11206820 |
73 cfs |
Sf Tule R Nr Cholollo Campground Nr Porterville Ca
USGS 11203580 |
67 cfs |
Merced R A Happy Isles Bridge Nr Yosemite Ca
USGS 11264500 |
1,480 cfs |