Giant Tree in Humboldt Redwoods SP .. #15

by Mario Vaden

 

The Giant redwood is (was) the 15th largest coast redwood. Located in Humboldt Redwoods State Park along Bull Creek Flats or Mattole Road. There is a parking lot on the north side of the creek. This is very close to the Avenue of the Giants, not far from Founders Grove. This giant redwood shown below measured (2010):

355 feet tall redwood with a 16.5 ft. diameter trunk. 27,800 cu. ft. volume

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If you have seen the big redwood at Prairie Creek near the visitor center already, this one may look smaller at first glance because the trunk is narrower by at least 6 feet. But this redwood soars over 350 feet, typical of redwood in this Bull Creek flats area. The forest surrounding has a remarkable number of redwoods over 350 feet. This one is the second largest in the park (2010) and the only other redwood in the area larger would be Bull Creek Giant. The Stratosphere Giant in the same park is slightly smaller and obscurely located. The "Strat" was the previous world's tallest. The photo below may be the one and only image I kept of this tree, taken 2010 when all I owned was a primitive point and shoot camera. But this redwood offers a wide open view for easy photos.