Susan B. Anthony
Height: Elevation: 6,418 ft (1,956 m) GPS Latitude: 36.56804
Volume: Creek: Little Deer Creek GPS Longitude: -118.76974
Width: Grove: Giant Forest Discovery Date:
Age: Park: Sequoia NP Discovered By:

Notes: On June 26, 1938, Sequoia National Park superintendent Colonel John R. White dedicated the tree to honor social reformer and women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony who had died 32 years earlier.

Unable to attend the dedication ceremony, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote, "In strength and stability the tree in Sequoia National Park is symbolic of Susan B. Anthony's character. In honoring her we likewise pay tribute to all valiant souls whose effort, supplementing hers, at length gave to American women the right of equal suffrage with men in their conduct of Governmental affairs. Their labors deserve to be held in everlasting remembrance."

Drive: Susan B. Anthony 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 57 mi (92 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway), past Four Guardsmen, and turn left into the Giant Forest Museum 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 29 mi (47 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) and turn right into the Giant Forest Museum parking lot.

Hike: From the parking lot, hike east/downstairs to a kiosk at the trailhead. Turn left and hike east 0.3 mi (0.5 km) on an unnamed paved trail, past Clara Barton, to the junction with Big Trees Trail at the southern end of Round Meadow. Turn left at the trail junction and hike north 0.14 mi (0.23 km) on the western half of Big Trees Trail loop, past Ed by Ned and Near Ed by Ned, to the trail exit point, near 36.56792 -118.76928, just past a small bench. Leave the trail here and and hike west 170 ft (52 m) off-trail to Susan B. Anthony.

Rating: Easy One-Way Distance: 0.4 mi (0.6 km) Ascent: 78 ft (24 m)
Time: 12 min Off-Trail: 170 ft (52 m) Descent: 119 ft (36 m)
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