Cedar Grove is absolutely beautiful with its towering cliffs, massive trees, waterfalls, and the powerful.

One of the interesting attractions to see in the Grant Grove of Kings Canyon National Park is the Fallen Monarch. This is a fallen giant sequoia with a large hollowed out space that has been used over the centuries by Native Americans and early pioneers as a shelter, hotel and even a saloon during the late 19th century/5(11). Fallen Monarch Notes: Fallen Monarch, also known as Dead Monarch, is a giant redwood log which was hollowed out by fire before it fell more than years ago.

Cattlemen Israel and Thomas Gamlin, who lived within General Grant Grove from toused Fallen Monarch as a temporary shelter while they built Gamlin Pioneer Cabin nearby. Fallen Monarch is a giant sequoia tree.

But to truly understand how immense these trees really are, try climbing on, in and all around it!

Historical significance. The tree was used as living quarters for the Gamlin brothers, the first European descendants to live in what is now known as Grant Grove. This is a very special room with a very special view. The room is a thousand year old sequoia tree and the view is at the General Lee Tree, one of the biggest trees in the world. It is called"The Fallen Monarch." Nobody knows when this giant fell, but ever since, it served a multitude of purposes.

One of the first named trees that you will see when you enter the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias red roo stump grinder teeth the Fallen Monarch. This tree toppled centuries ago, but thanks to the tannic acid present in the wood, you can still see the giant halo of the root system, and imagine the cavalry troop that lined up for a picture with the ancient tree that is so broad, they could lead their horses right up onto the trunk.