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Muir Woods National Monument, western California, near San Francisco, established 1908. It contains a virgin grove of redwood trees, some of which attain a height of 75 m (240 ft) and a diameter of 6 m (20 ft). The monument was named in honor of the American explorer and naturalist John Muir. Area, 224 hectares (554 acres).

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