What is Hyperion (tree)?
'''Hyperion''' is the name of a [[Coast redwood|coast]] [[redwood]] tree ''(Sequoia sempervirens)'' in [[California]], [[United States]]. It is the world's tallest known living tree, measuring 116.07 m (380.8 ft).<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=What Is the World's Tallest Tree?|url=https://www.livescience.com/28729-tallest-tree-in-world.html|access-date=22 January 2024|website=Live Science|language=en}}</ref> Hyperion is [[estimated]] to be 600 to 800 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=The World's Tallest Tree Is Officially Off-Limits|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-tallest-tree-is-officially-off-limits-180980509/|access-date=22 January 2024|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en}}</ref> It was discovered on 25 August 2006, by [[Natural history|naturalists]] Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Preston|first=Richard|date=1 October 2006|title=Tall for its age – Climbing a record breaking redwood|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/10/09/tall-for-its-age|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> It was found in a remote area of [[Redwood National and State Parks|Redwood National Park]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_hyperion.shtml M.D. Vaden.com: Information about the Hyperion Coast Redwood Tree] * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bwmw4 BBC Radio documentary] featuring '''Hyperion''' {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Trees]]