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Discovered in Redwood National Park in 2006 in an unpublished location, [d] the tallest living tree is the coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) named Hyperion, [85] at 380 feet (120 m). It is followed by Helios at 377 feet (115 m), and Icarus at 371 feet (113 m), both also in Redwood National Park. [86]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Hyperion was found in a remote area of Redwood National Park, inside of the originally designated park boundaries of 1968. [7] The park also houses the second-, fourth- and fifth-tallest known trees, coast redwoods named Helios, Icarus, and Daedalus, which respectively measured 377, 371 and 363 feet in 2022. [8] [9]
According to the National Park Service, "In 1929, Clara W. Stout, widow of lumberman Frank D. Stout, donated this tract of old-growth redwood forest to Save the Redwoods League."
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1] There are 64 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
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Redwood National Park Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center is located on US Highway 101 just before reaching Orick, California. The Redwood National Park Southern Operation Center (SOC) is located directly in town on US Highway 101 across the road from the local market and US Post Office. [26]
The 14,000-acre (57 km 2) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth Coast Redwood trees. The park is jointly managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park Service as a part of the Redwood National and State Parks.