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How tall is a coast redwood tree?

A mature coast redwood tree is about 70 m (230 ft) tall.

What is measured: mature tree height

Coast redwood tree (70 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Coast redwood tree (70 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little shorter than the Statue of Liberty
  • About 1.4× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 21% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 67% of the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 2.9× the length of a tennis court

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Facts about Coast redwood tree

Coast redwoods are the tallest trees in the world, with many mature trees exceeding 60 meters.

Source: National Park Service — Redwood Trees; Britannica — Coast Redwood

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Coast redwood tree
Old Faithful56 m (184 ft)0.8×
Skógafoss60 m (197 ft)0.86×
Rainbow eucalyptus60 m (197 ft)0.86×
Coast redwood tree70 m (230 ft)this page
Huangguoshu Waterfall77.8 m (255 ft)1.1×
Great Waterfall of Plitvice78 m (256 ft)1.1×
General Sherman Tree84.8 m (278 ft)1.2×
Rainbow Bridge88 m (289 ft)1.3×
Giant sequoia tree95 m (312 ft)1.4×
Dettifoss100 m (328 ft)1.4×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Coast redwood tree or General Sherman Tree?

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