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Yosemite wildfire updates: Firefighting force grows; Wawona, Mariposa Grove remain threatened ... with the California Interagency Incident Management Team that is coordinating the firefighting ...
At 4,911 acres, the Washburn Fire remains the second-largest wildfire in California so far this year, but at less than eight square miles it represents just a tiny proportion of Yosemite National ...
THE LATEST: Crews scramble to protect giant sequoia trees as fire swells. A mandatory evacuation order is in place for Wawona and Wawona campground in Yosemite National Park as the Washburn Fire ...
A mandatory evacuation order was given for the Wawona area, including the historic Wawona Hotel. [1] Wawona residents and property owners were allowed to return on Sunday, July 17 as the fire exceeded fifty percent containment and continued to burn mostly to the east of the community. [9] The Mariposa Grove reopened to the public on August 3 ...
While the area of Wawona remains under a fire advisory, evacuation orders have been lifted and residents and property owners will be able to return to the area under escort and with proof of ...
Wawona Tunnel was bored through solid granite bedrock, and carries Wawona Road through a granite mountain on the south side of the Merced River. [5] It is located on one of the three main roads providing access to Yosemite Valley, the most visited section of the park. Wawona Road becomes California State Route 41 on exiting the park. After ...
A map of the Washburn Fire shows Highway 41 (Wawona Road) as well as the community of Wawona at upper left in relation to the wildfire’s perimeter on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2022.
Wawona Tunnel Tree, August 1962. The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet (69 m) and was 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at the base. [2] The origin of the word Wawona is not known.