| Height: | Elevation: | 6,938 ft (2,115 m) | GPS Latitude: | 36.57256 | ||
| Volume: | Creek: | Little Deer Creek | GPS Longitude: | -118.75185 | ||
| Width: | Grove: | Giant Forest | Discovery Date: | July 1922 | ||
| Age: | Park: | Sequoia NP | Discovered By: | Guy Hopping |
Notes: The House is a cluster of giant redwoods located near President in Giant Forest. In July 1922, at the suggestion of chief ranger Guy Hopping, Sequoia National Park superintendent Colonel John R. White named this tree cluster to honor the United States House of Representatives. Together, The House and The Senate form The Congress Group.
Drive: The House 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 south/uphill 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 near 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. Veer right at the trail junction and hike east 0.1 mi (0.5 km) on Congress Trail to The House which stand beside the trail on
your right.
| Rating: | Easy | One-Way Distance: | 1.2 mi | (1.9 km) | Ascent: | 627 ft | (191 m) |
| Time: | 35 min | Off-Trail: | 0 ft | (0 m) | Descent: | 290 ft | (88 m) |
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