Redwood Mountain Grove
The largest grove (1300 ha) of giant sequoia on Earth. Here grows also the tallest publicly announced giant sequoia in the world – Hyperion.
Lost Horse Valley
Best grove of Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia Engelm.) – visually impressive plant. Here is also Lost Horse Mine – historic gold and silver mine.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Grove of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva), contains the oldest known individual trees in the world, more than 4,750 years old.
La Brea tar pits
Site where in the tar have been preserved numerous extinct animals such as two species of mammoth, sabre-toothed cats, American lions and many other.
General Sherman tree
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the largest tree in the world by volume. Volume 1,487 m3. Height 83.8 m, girth at the breast height 25.9 m. Believed to be 2,300 – 2,700 years old.
World’s tallest cypress tree near Bay Langdra Ney
The tallest known cypress (Cupressus himalaica or Cupressus corneyana – scientists still argue about the taxonomy). 94.6 m tall, diameter 4.27 m.
Top 10 tallest trees in the world
Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 Top 10 tallest trees in the world Publication Top 10 tallest trees in the world In short This is a list of the 10 tallest known species of trees in the world. Or, rather – the 10 tallest known species of trees in the world. The highest concentration of the tallest trees in […]
World’s tallest trees
Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 World’s tallest trees Publication World’s tallest trees In short Wondermondo has listed here the world’s tallest trees by champions of species. The list begins with the tallest trees and includes all the known species above the height of 80 m. Please note: this list is far from the final truth! We can be […]
Hyperion tree
The tallest announced tree in the world (there are known taller ones), coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.). 115.85 m tall, diameter 4.84 m. Contains 502 m3 of wood. In total, more than 500 coast redwoods exceed the height of 103 m.
Punuk Islands
A large number of bones – including human bones – are found on these islands. Bones are washed out in other places and are transported by the sea currents here.
