Top 15 Tallest Redwood Trees
I remember, as a kid, being fascinated in world records. For some reason, I loved reading about anything that was the biggest, fastest, longest, oldest, tallest… anything that made it stand out from the rest of the pack.
Now many years later, I still remember reading that the tallest tree was a California redwood. And if memory serves me correctly, the 2nd tallest was also a California redwood. I’ve now learned that these are also known by other names - such as Coast redwood, redwood, coastal sequoia, palo colorado, giant redwood, and of course, it’s technical name of Sequoia sempervirens.
So, given that there are so many tall California redwoods, I decided to search for the top 10 redwood trees. What I ended up with was a list of the top 15 tallest redwoods.
| Name given to Tree | Where it is Located | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperion | Redwood National Park, California | 115.55 meters |
| Helios | Redwood National Park, California | 114.34 meters |
| Icarus | Redwood National Park, California | 113.11 meters |
| Stratosphere Giant | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 112.87 meters |
| National Geographic Society Tree | Redwood National Park, California | 112.74 meters |
| Paradox Tree | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 112.59 meters |
| Federation Giant | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 112.45 meters |
| Mendocino Tree | Montgomery Woods State Preserve, California | 112.01 meters |
| Harry Cole Tree | Redwood National Park, California | 111.65 meters |
| Swamp Tree | Montgomery Woods, California | 110.77 meters |
| Pipe Dream Tree | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 110.64 meters |
| Redwood Creek Giant | Redwood National Park, California | 110.4 meters |
| Lost Hope Tree | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 110.4 meters |
| Rockefeller Tree | Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California | 110.34 meters |
| Daedalus | Redwood National Park, California | 110.34 meters |
These were all measured by tape drop and/or Criterion 400 laser surveyor. The tape drop is the most accurate method of measuring a tree. You can see the tape drop in action on the tallest tree in the world.
Tags: california, redwood, tallest, world records
March 12th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Although I would enjoy seeing Hyperion, the tallest redwood, I tend to appreciate the largest redwoods the best…
http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml
The largest redwoods tend to dwarf the tallest redwoods. It’s sort of like comparing a tall skinny marathon runner, to a less tall powerhouse brute of a football player.
Trees like The Lost Monarch can have quadruple the trunk mass as the much skinnier redwoods like Hyperion or Helios.
But tall or large, they are all fine trees.
October 11th, 2008 at 4:20 am
[...] According to some news reports, Centurion is the second tallest tree in the world - second only to this giant redwood. But I beg to differ. I can name 15 redwoods that are taller than Centurion. [...]
September 4th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
A couple of guys near Eureka said they were looking near Devil’s Creek because its location fits clues they found. Like the Youtube video which says it’s several miles to hike to. Devil’s Creek is one of few that’s far enough to fit that clue.
McArthur Creek would be my first choice, because some locals said it’s got lots of log jams.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:13 am
Devil Creek is probably a decoy. In fact Redwood Creek is probably a decoy too from a couple things we read.