page_title: Wawona Tree
hierarchical_section_title: Wawona Tree
caption_attribution_description: English: The outgoing side of the Wawona Tunnel Tree, Yosemite Park. Taken with an Exakta VX 35mm camera, using Ektachrome slide film.
context_page_description: The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet and was 26 feet in diameter at the base.
  The origin of the word Wawona is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl". Birds are considered the sequoia trees' spiritual guardian.
context_section_description: The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet (69 m) and was 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at the base.
  The origin of the word Wawona is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl".  Birds are considered the sequoia trees' spiritual guardian.
caption: Wawona Tunnel Tree, August 1962
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