The grove is estimated at 3,310 acres (13.4 km2) with sequoias sprawling across the divide forming the Middle and South Forks of the Tule River.

[citation needed][2] In 1987, a lawsuit was filed against the Solo Timber Sale by the Sierra Club to stop logging the groves.

In 1992, President Bush visited the large sequoias and boosted the terms by completely protecting them from harvesting, mining, and development.

The high mortality rate was caused by a combination of poor management of local fuel loads and climate change.

Black Mountain Grove gets fire threats from around the area; for example, from Long Canyon or South and Middle Fork.