| Height: | 250.60+ ft | (76.38+ m) | Elevation: | 6,912 ft (2,107 m) | GPS Latitude: | 36.56879 |
| Volume: | 38,956 ft3 | (1,103 m3) | Creek: | Little Deer Creek | GPS Longitude: | -118.75500 |
| Width: | 20.50 ft | (6.25 m) | Grove: | Giant Forest | Discovery Date: | 1987 |
| Age: | Park: | Sequoia NP | Discovered By: | Wendell D. Flint | ||
| Michael M. Law |
Notes: Adams, also known as Near Cattle Cabin (Adams is 0.14 mi (0.23 km) southwest of Cattle Cabin), is the world's 14th largest tree, the 12th largest giant redwood, the 8th largest tree in Sequoia National Park, and the 6th largest tree in Giant Forest. Naturalists Wendell D. Flint and Michael M. Law named the tree to honor John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States.
Drive: Adams is 218 mi (351 km) southeast of San Francisco near Fresno.
Northbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 North, transfer to California State Route 99 North toward Bakersfield. Drive north 97 mi (156 km) on California State Route 99 and transfer to California State Route 198 East toward Visalia. Drive east 58 mi (93 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway), past Four Guardsmen, and turn left into the Pinewood Picnic Area parking lot.
Southbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 South in Sacramento, transfer to U.S. Highway 50 East toward South Lake Tahoe. Drive east 1.7 mi (2.7 km) on U.S. Highway 50 and transfer to California State Highway 99 South. Near Fresno, transfer to California State Route 180 East. Drive east 56 mi (90 km) on California State Route 180, and turn right onto California State Route 198 West. Drive south 28 mi (45 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) and turn right into the Pinewood Picnic Area parking lot.
Hike: From the parking lot, walk south across California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) to an unpaved road marked
Authorized Vehicles Only.
Hike uphill/south 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on the unpaved road to the junction with Rimrock Trail. Turn left at the trail
junction and hike east 0.7 mi (1.1 km) on Rimrock Trail to Lincoln at the
junction with Alta Trail. Turn left at the trail junction and hike northeast 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on Alta Trail to
McKinley trail junction. Turn right at the trail junction and hike south 0.4 mi (0.6 km) on the western half of Circle Meadow Loop Trail, past
Room, Founders Group, and Cattle Cabin, to the
trail exit point, near 36.56850 -118.75591, just past a fallen log. Leave the trail here and hike south 280 ft (85 m) off-trail to
Adams.
| Rating: | Easy | One-Way Distance: | 1.4 mi | (2.3 km) | Ascent: | 546 ft | (166 m) |
| Time: | 45 min | Off-Trail: | 280 ft | (85 m) | Descent: | 232 ft | (71 m) |
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