Weott in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Old Giant Redwood Tree

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

1. Old Giant Redwood Tree Marker

Inscription. In 1148 this tree began growing near Jordan Creek at the north end of the “Avenue of the Giants”. It was 839 years old when it fell in 1897. Average Diameter at Base—9 feet; Height of Tree—300 Feet; Age of Cross Section—839 years; Probable Weight of Tree—325 Tons.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 40° 18.45′ N, 123° 54.336′ W. Marker is in Weott, California, in Humboldt County. It is on Avenue of the Giants. The marker is located on the grounds of the Humboldt Redwood Interpretive Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weott CA 95571, 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,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Redwood Time-ring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mother Nature Cannot Be Tamed (approx. 1.6 miles away); Humboldt Redwoods State Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Laura Perrott Mahan & James P. Mahan (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Shrine Tree (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove (approx. 3.3 miles away); Colonel Raynal C. Bolling (approx. 3.4 miles away); "Ltcuntadun" (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weott.

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Old Giant Redwood Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

2. Old Giant Redwood Tree

Wagon located in the Intrepretive Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

3. Wagon located in the Intrepretive Center

Giant Redwood Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

4. Giant Redwood Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.