Redcrest in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Immortal Tree
Sequoia Sempervirens - Coastal Redwood
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
1. Immortal Tree Marker
Ancient Redwood - Age 950-1000 Years
Original height 298 ft Current height 248 ft.
Survived lightning which removed its top, loggers axe & forest fire in 1908, flood of 1964
Trunk diameter is 14.5 ft. top diameter is 3 ft.
Total volume board footage is 104, 380...
Enough to build several homes.
Please Do Not Climb Tree, Thank you!
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.
Location. 40° 25.019′ N, 123° 58.052′ W. Marker is in Redcrest, California, in Humboldt County. It is on Avenue of the Giants (Route 254), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redcrest CA 95569, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s North Coast, specifically on the Coast Ranges, and in the Klamath Mountains. It is also on the American Pacific Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Humboldt Redwoods State Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Sam Helwer (approx. 4.3 miles away); Giant Tree (approx. 4.8 miles away); Swept Away (approx. 4.8 miles away); "Ltcuntadun" (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove (approx. 5 miles away); Laura Perrott Mahan & James P. Mahan (approx. 5.3 miles away); Mother Nature Cannot Be Tamed (approx. 6.7 miles away).
Regarding Immortal Tree. The name Sequoia honors Sequoyah, a Native American of the Cherokee Nation. In 1821, he created the Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This allowed the Cherokee nation to be one of the first North American Indigenous groups to have a written language.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
2. Immortal Tree Marker
The axe on the tree reads, "Holmes Eureka Co. 1908"; the fish above it reads, "1964"
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
3. Immortal Tree
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
