Measurement of Hyperion, the tallest tree in the worldAs
explained on this page, the world's tallest tree is a coast
redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) named Hyperion. This tree is
115.55 m (379.1 feet) tall! This enormous tree was only
discovered in August 2006 in a remote part of the Redwood
National Park, California, by naturalists Chris Atkins and
Michael Taylor. The first preliminary measurements were made
with professional laser measurement equipment based on
goniometry. In September 2006 the tree was remeasured for the
Guiness Book of Records by Steve Sillett. This was done in the
most accurate way: he climbed to the top of the tree to drop a
tape from there straight to the ground. This tape drop was
filmed for National Geographic. You can watch this footage on
the website of National Geograhic or you can watch it directly
here. During the first part of the report you can see a glimpse
of the famous Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park,
together with some horse riders riding thought the tree. But t