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How tall is a giant sequoia tree?

The largest recorded giant sequoia tree is about 95 m (312 ft) tall.

What is measured: mature tree, maximum height

Giant sequoia tree (95 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Giant sequoia tree (95 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same height as the Statue of Liberty
  • About 29% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 1.9× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 11% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Giant sequoia tree

Giant sequoias are the largest trees on Earth by volume, although coast redwoods are taller.

Source: National Park Service, “Giant Sequoia Ecology”; Save the Redwoods League, “Giant Sequoia”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Giant sequoia tree
Huangguoshu Waterfall77.8 m (255 ft)0.82×
Great Waterfall of Plitvice78 m (256 ft)0.82×
General Sherman Tree84.8 m (278 ft)0.89×
Rainbow Bridge88 m (289 ft)0.93×
Giant sequoia tree95 m (312 ft)this page
Dettifoss100 m (328 ft)1.1×
Kalandula Falls105 m (344 ft)1.1×
Grand Prismatic Spring110 m (361 ft)1.2×
Dune du Pilat110 m (361 ft)1.2×
Hyperion116 m (380 ft)1.2×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Giant sequoia tree or Great Waterfall of Plitvice?

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