This page is an off-shoot of Largest Redwoods Photos & Video
Recently, Michael Taylor sent me a tallest redwoods update, dated October 29, 2008. With over 100 redwoods, I'm saving old and the new data here for comparison. It will allow folks to see how some trees changed from the 1990s to 2008 - plus some new names. Realize how long it must take to find even one tree, and then measure accurately. First, the MS Word .doc link just below, is the measurement list for over 100 of the tallest known coast redwoods -
2008 LIST > > > Tallest Trees List / October 29, 2008 Update / MS Word .doc
Next, follow a few names of tallest redwoods as recorded 2000 - 2006 in meters. A snap-shot in time from a few years ago. Source was Gymnosperm Database; and the trees were these:
Name, park, height / diameter
Hyperion Redwood 115.55 ..... Helios Redwood 114.34
Icarus Redwood 113.11 / 3.6 ..... Stratosphere Giant Humboldt 112.87 / 5.19
National Geographic Redwood 112.74 / 4.30 ... Paradox Tree Humboldt 112.59 / 3.78
Federation Giant Humboldt 112.45 / 4.38 ..... Mendocino Tree Montgomery 112.01 / 3.17
Harry Cole Tree Redwood 111.65 / 4.94 ..... Swamp Tree Montgomery 110.77 / 3.02
Pipe Dream Humboldt 110.64 / 4.27 ..... Redwood Creek Giant Redwood 110.4 / 5.21
Lost Hope Tree Humboldt 110.4 / 5.03 ..... Rockefeller Tree Humboldt 110.34 / 4.14
Daedalus Redwood 110.34
Finally, below, are redwood tree sizes pre-dating 2000 - another snap shot in time. Abbreviations are parks: PCRST = Prairie Creek Redwoods, H = Humboldt or M = Montgomery.
Note: Redwood in header image is Screaming Titans in the Grove of Titans
| Snapshot in time predating 2000 - Sources were given as: Robert Van Pelt, Steve Sillett and Ron Hildebrant |
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Park |
Location |
Height |
DBH |
Cubic Feet |
| Del Norte Titan |
JSSP |
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307' |
23,7' |
36,893 |
| Iluvatar |
PCRSP |
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300' |
20,5' |
36,473 |
| Lost Monarch |
JSSP |
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320' |
26,0' |
34,914 |
| Weyand Tree |
JSSP |
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330' |
19,1' |
33,581 |
| Sir Isaac Newton Tree |
PCRSP |
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299' |
22,5' |
33,192 |
| El Viejo del Norte |
JSSP |
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330' |
23,0' |
32,644 |
| Terex Titan |
PCRSP |
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270' |
23,0' |
32,384 |
| Adventure Tree |
PCRSP |
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341' |
16,5' |
32,140 |
| Bull Creek Giant |
HRSP |
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337' |
21,0' |
31,144 |
| Arco Giant |
RNP |
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262' |
22,5' |
30,699 |
| Drury Tree |
PCRSP |
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275' |
19,2' |
29,774 |
| Westridge Giant |
PCRSP |
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244' |
23,0' |
29,541 |
| Big Tree |
PCRSP |
Known Destination |
286' |
23,7' |
28,619 |
| GIANT TREE |
HRSP |
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355' |
16,5' |
27,800 |
| Browns Creek Tree |
PCRSP |
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255' |
21,0' |
27,515 |
| Elk Tree |
PCRSP |
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313' |
19,3' |
27,944 |
| Atlas Tree |
PCRSP |
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288' |
21,0' |
26,938 |
| Foothill Tree |
PCRSP |
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301' |
19,0' |
26,500 |
| Redwood Creek Giant |
RNP |
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360' |
17,1' |
26,193 |
| Godwood Creek Giant |
PCRSP |
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354' |
24,5' |
25,636 |
| Ravine Giant |
PCRSP |
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264' |
20,2' |
25,621 |
| Stratosphere Giant |
HRSP |
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369' |
17,4' |
22,900 |
| Prometheus |
PCRSP |
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320' |
18,9' |
23,530 |
| Pumpkin Tree |
HRSP |
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315' |
19,1' |
23,520 |
| Bell |
PCRSP |
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314' |
19,7' |
22,750 |
| Pleiades II |
PCRSP |
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297' |
17,3' |
21,950 |
| Stout Tree |
JSSP |
Known Destination |
325' |
16,7' |
21,966 |
| Zeus |
PCRSP |
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331' |
17,0' |
21,726 |
| Fessler Tree |
JSSP |
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215' |
19,0' |
21,470 |
| Epimetheus |
PCRSP |
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296' |
16,7' |
21,387 |
| Brocolli Tree |
PCRSP |
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267' |
19,2' |
21,177 |
| Childrens Forest Giant |
HRSP |
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316' |
16,6' |
20,976 |
| Flaking Bark Tree |
PCRSP |
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320' |
16,9' |
20,915 |
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Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park |
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Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park |
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were given as: Steve Sillett, Chris Atkins, Ron Hildebrant and Michael Taylor |
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| Name |
Park |
Location |
Height |
Diameter |
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| Stratosphere Giant |
H |
Rockefeller Forest |
368.6 |
17.00 |
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| Mendocino |
M |
Upper Flat |
367.5 |
10.10 |
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| Paradox |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
367.1 |
12.80 |
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| National Geographic |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
366.7 |
14.40 |
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| Federation Giant |
H |
Federation Grove |
366.6 |
14.90 |
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| Harry Cole |
Redwood |
Forty Four Grove |
366.3 |
16.20 |
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| Pipe Dream |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
364.6 |
14.00 |
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| Millennium |
H |
Millennium Grove |
363.8 |
8.90 |
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| Lone Fern |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
363.7 |
8.40 |
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| Swamp |
M |
Lower Flat |
363.3 |
11.20 |
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| Rockefeller |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
363.2 |
15.20 |
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| Alice Rhodes |
H |
Harper Flat |
363.1 |
11.00 |
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| Libby (A.K.A Tall) |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
362.9 |
9.50 |
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| John Muir |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
362.6 |
13.80 |
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| Teepee Bell |
M |
Upper Flat |
362.6 |
13.40 |
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| Twin Tower |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
362.6 |
12.40 |
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| Harper Tower |
H |
Harper Flat |
362.5 |
11.10 |
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| South Fork |
H |
Founders Grove |
362.3 |
13.20 |
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| Randy Stoltman |
H |
Harper Flat |
362.3 |
10.80 |
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| Lost Hope |
H |
New World Forest |
362.2 |
16.50 |
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| Crown Jewel |
Redwood |
Tom McDonald Creek |
361.7 |
11.10 |
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| Pyramid Giant |
H |
Harper Flat |
360.8 |
16.20 |
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| Mother & Daughter |
H |
Harper Flat |
360.8 |
11.80 |
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| Redwood Creek Giant |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
360.2 |
17.20 |
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| M Giant |
M |
Upper Flat |
360.1 |
17.30 |
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| Pinnacle |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
360.1 |
10.00 |
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| Harriett Weaver |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
360.0 |
13.50 |
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| Rocket Top |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
359.5 |
10.70 |
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| Springing Buck |
H |
Founders Grove |
359.3 |
15.70 |
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| Canoe Creek |
H |
Canoe Creek |
359.1 |
10.80 |
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| Creaking Bear |
H |
Upper Flat |
358.8 |
14.80 |
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| New Hope |
Jedediah |
W.Fork Clarks Creek |
358.7 |
15.90 |
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| Tranquility |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
358.6 |
13.60 |
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| Honeycomb |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
358.2 |
9.50 |
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| Dome Top |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
358.0 |
12.80 |
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| Mesa |
H |
Founders Grove |
357.8 |
13.20 |
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| Valentine |
H |
Harper Flat |
357.8 |
11.40 |
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| Rockview |
H |
Harper Flat |
357.7 |
12.60 |
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| Symetrical Spiral |
H |
Founders Grove |
357.6 |
14.70 |
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| Washout |
H |
Federation Grove |
357.4 |
13.50 |
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| Stardusk |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
357.1 |
10.80 |
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| Mattole Beast |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
357.0 |
12.30 |
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| Graywacke |
H |
Harper Flat |
356.8 |
12.70 |
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| Gray Poison |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
356.7 |
14.70 |
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| Alan Mitchell |
H |
New World Forest |
356.6 |
9.40 |
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| High Spire |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
356.2 |
12.50 |
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| Jordan Cenennial |
H |
Remnant Forest |
356.0 |
14.60 |
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| Scar Base |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
355.9 |
10.10 |
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| Floodline |
H |
Founders Grove |
355.9 |
13.20 |
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| Giant |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
355.4 |
16.90 |
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| Rosebark |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
355.4 |
12.60 |
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| Rifle |
H |
Harper Flat |
355.4 |
11.10 |
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| Quadraspire |
M |
Lower Flat |
355.2 |
11.30 |
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| Mill Creek |
H |
Miller Flat |
355.0 |
13.40 |
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| Wishbone |
M |
Upper Flat |
354.9 |
11.10 |
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| Pig Snout |
H |
Founders Grove |
354.8 |
12.80 |
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| Northstar |
H |
Harper Flat |
354.8 |
9.80 |
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| Phoenix |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
354.5 |
13.50 |
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| Cinnamon Bark |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
354.5 |
11.20 |
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| Navigation |
H |
New World Forest |
354.3 |
12.80 |
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| Satellite |
M |
Upper Flat |
354.3 |
10.80 |
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| Parallel Pillars |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
354.2 |
11.90 |
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| Godwood Creek Giant |
Prairie |
Godwood Creek |
354.1 |
24.50 |
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| AC Carder |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
354.0 |
13.80 |
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| Huckleberry |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
354.0 |
11.00 |
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| Big Log |
H |
Harper Flat |
353.9 |
15.50 |
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| Chestnut |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
353.9 |
13.80 |
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| Alluvium |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
353.9 |
11.70 |
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| Cornstalk |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
353.5 |
9.50 |
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| hamrock |
H |
Founders Grove |
353.4 |
10.70 |
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| Sarah |
H |
Harper Flat |
353.2 |
11.90 |
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| William |
Harlow |
M Middle Flat |
353.0 |
10.90 |
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| Riverside |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
353.0 |
9.70 |
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| Logjam |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
352.9 |
9.50 |
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| Imperial |
M |
Upper Flat |
352.8 |
12.00 |
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| Matterhorn Giant |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
352.7 |
16.40 |
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| Remnant |
H |
Remnant Forest |
352.7 |
13.80 |
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| Obelisk |
H |
Harper Flat |
352.7 |
10.90 |
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| Yellow Vine |
H |
Founders Grove |
352.6 |
14.60 |
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| Luke's Lookout |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
352.6 |
11.50 |
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| Graben Tree |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
352.6 |
9.10 |
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| Zephyr |
Grizzly |
Cheatham Grove |
352.5 |
12.00 |
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| Radford Stovepipe |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
352.5 |
10.30 |
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| Riverfront |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
352.4 |
11.70 |
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| Warm Winds |
H |
Middle Flat |
352.3 |
11.60 |
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| Creekside Cavern |
M |
Lower Flat |
352.3 |
12.10 |
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| Tempest |
M |
Middle Flat |
352.2 |
9.50 |
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| Wounded Knee |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
351.9 |
10.40 |
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| Space Needle |
H |
Harper Flat |
351.8 |
8.80 |
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| Bumble Bee |
H |
Harper Flat |
351.8 |
10.20 |
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| Emerald Giant |
Redwood |
Emerald Creek |
351.5 |
15.50 |
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| Barricade |
H |
Harper Flat |
351.5 |
13.50 |
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| Bushy Toe |
H |
Harper Flat |
351.4 |
17.20 |
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| Arrowhead |
H |
Harper Flat |
351.4 |
13.20 |
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| Quintuple Tower |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
351.4 |
10.80 |
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| Cone Top |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
351.3 |
12.50 |
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| Thimble |
H |
Canoe Creek |
351.3 |
9.70 |
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| Calf Creek |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
351.2 |
13.80 |
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| GPS |
H |
New World Forest |
351.2 |
9.70 |
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| Bomber |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
351.1 |
11.40 |
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| Roadside Pitchfork |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
351.0 |
11.90 |
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| Odyssey |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
350.7 |
16.50 |
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| Thor Spire |
H |
Harper Flat |
350.6 |
11.00 |
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| Greyhound |
M |
Upper Flat |
350.6 |
8.80 |
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| Boundary |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.4 |
12.40 |
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| Javelin |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.3 |
11.70 |
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| Cottage |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.2 |
12.90 |
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| Mosque |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.2 |
12.50 |
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| Deadwood Giant |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
350.1 |
18.40 |
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| Canfield |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.1 |
11.70 |
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| Meanderfall |
H |
Founders Grove |
350.0 |
11.70 |
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| Elk Creek |
H |
Bolling Grove |
349.9 |
11.10 |
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| Expansion |
H |
Miller Flat |
349.9 |
10.70 |
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| Palisade |
M |
Lower Flat |
349.9 |
10.10 |
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| Bamboozle |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
349.9 |
11.70 |
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| Tom McDonald |
Redwood |
Tom McDonald Creek |
349.8 |
12.80 |
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| Recipe |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
349.8 |
11.60 |
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| Jeanie Taller |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
349.7 |
14.60 |
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| Long Arm |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
349.7 |
10.10 |
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| Cobblestone |
H |
Millennium Grove |
349.6 |
8.20 |
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| Laura Mahan |
H |
Founders Grove |
349.0 |
13.10 |
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| Fusion Giant |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
348.6 |
22.40 |
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| Moundsprout |
H |
Founders Grove |
348.5 |
11.00 |
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| William Kent |
H |
Kent Grove |
348.5 |
14.40 |
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| False Giant |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
348.5 |
16.30 |
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| Seaserpent |
H |
Harper Flat |
348.3 |
9.60 |
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| Disco |
H |
Federation Grove |
348.3 |
11.00 |
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| North Pillar |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
348.2 |
10.60 |
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| Trifecta |
H |
Miller Flat |
348.1 |
8.50 |
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| Founders |
H |
Founders Grove |
348.0 |
13.20 |
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| Wounded Knight |
H |
New World Forest |
347.9 |
15.60 |
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| Scarecrow |
H |
Founders Grove |
347.9 |
15.30 |
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| West Slope |
Redwood |
Tom McDonald Creek |
347.5 |
12.50 |
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| Ivory |
M |
Middle Flat |
347.5 |
11.90 |
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| Forty Four |
Redwood |
Forty Four Grove |
347.5 |
12.00 |
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| Crescent Moon |
M |
Upper Flat |
347.4 |
9.60 |
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| Puppy Burl |
M |
Upper Flat |
347.4 |
11.10 |
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| Hair's Width |
H |
Harper Flat |
347.3 |
11.00 |
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| Two-Headed |
H |
Founders Grove |
347.1 |
12.40 |
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| Thunderbolt |
H |
Patriarch Forest |
347.1 |
17.20 |
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| North Face |
Prairie |
Prairie Creek |
347.0 |
9.00 |
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| Channel |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
347.0 |
N/A |
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| Equinox |
H |
New World Forest |
346.7 |
9.70 |
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| Polysprout |
Hendy |
Big Hendy Grove |
346.7 |
10.80 |
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| Foggy Burl |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
346.4 |
13.50 |
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| Creekview |
H |
Grasshopper Flat |
346.4 |
14.10 |
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| Table Top |
H |
Grasshopper Flat |
346.3 |
13.70 |
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| Peripheral |
H |
Bolling Grove |
346.2 |
13.70 |
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| Dark Forest |
Redwood |
Tom McDonald Creek |
346.1 |
10.90 |
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| Calf Creek Spire |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
346.0 |
14.00 |
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| Big Burl |
H |
Founders Grove |
345.9 |
12.70 |
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| U.S 101 |
H |
Founders Grove |
345.3 |
13.80 |
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| Teetering Cavern |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
345.1 |
14.40 |
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| Wind Shear |
H |
Northern Boundary |
345.0 |
13.50 |
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| Gemini |
Prairie |
Big Tree Grove |
345.0 |
N/A |
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| Fat Boy |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
345.0 |
13.50 |
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| Hill Davis (6th Tallest) |
Redwood |
Tall Trees Grove |
344.6 |
15.70 |
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| Black Leopard |
H |
New World Forest |
344.6 |
12.10 |
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| Saturn |
H |
Grasshopper Flat |
344.3 |
10.20 |
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| Graveyard |
H |
Harper Flat |
344.2 |
13.90 |
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| Cattleguard |
H |
Middle Bull Creek |
344.2 |
11.50 |
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| Hammond |
H |
Kent Grove |
344.0 |
11.00 |
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| Foot |
H |
Founders Grove |
344.0 |
N/A |
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| Steep Hill |
Redwood |
Tom McDonald Creek |
344.0 |
16.40 |
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| Woodpecker |
H |
Founders Grove |
343.5 |
11.50 |
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| New World |
H |
New World Forest |
343.2 |
14.90 |
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| Soletude |
Redwood |
Soletude Grove |
343.1 |
12.60 |
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| Skyscraper |
H |
Calf Creek Flat |
343.0 |
13.50 |
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| Toxic Giant |
H |
Federation |
343.0 |
16.00 |
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| Telephone |
H |
Founders Grove |
343.0 |
15.50 |
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| Sunglow |
H |
Harper Flat |
342.7 |
13.10 |
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| Flanker |
M |
Middle Flat |
342.5 |
8.80 |
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| Jedediah Smith |
Jedediah |
Stout Grove |
342.0 |
13.30 |
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| Bear Creek |
H |
Bear Creek |
342.0 |
14.00 |
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| Steeple |
M |
Upper Flat |
342.0 |
8.90 |
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| Junior |
H |
Upper Bull Creek |
341.8 |
10.30 |
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| Eclipsed |
M |
Upper Flat |
341.7 |
7.00 |
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| Fallen Commerades |
H |
Lower Bull Creek |
341.6 |
N/A |
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| Cheatham Giant |
Grizzly |
Cheatham Grove |
341.5 |
16.50 |
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| Loop |
H |
Founders Grove |
341.1 |
10.40 |
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| Dimond |
H |
Dimond Grove |
341.0 |
13.00 |
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| Turkey Vulture |
Hendy |
Big Hendy Grove |
340.8 |
9.00 |
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| Van Duzen |
Grizzly |
Grizzly Grove |
340.5 |
10.00 |
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| Backloop |
Hendy |
Big Hendy Grove |
340.1 |
10.60 |
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| Newt |
M |
Upper Flat |
340.1 |
12.50 |
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| Devil's Tower |
Redwood |
Devil's Creek |
340.0 |
9.00 |
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| Redway |
H |
Whittemore Grove |
340.0 |
10.00 |
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