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World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving

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World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Iron Peak stands 1,373 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Confusion Hill Redwood Shoehouse, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
wood

What to expect

Operated by
Confusion Hill

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.91910, -123.76432

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Chimney Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Noble Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Little Red Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Little Butte: 6.5 mi
Parks: 11
  • Reynolds Wayside Campground: 1.7 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Honky Tonk Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Southern Humboldt Community Park: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Usal Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Needle Rock Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Jones Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Wages Creek Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • PVC pipe spring: 6.7 mi
  • Pepperwood Spring: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 8.3 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Labrynth: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron PeakESE 117°1,373 m16.8 mi
Shell RockESE 109°1,350 m15.4 mi
Cahto PeakSSE 148°1,284 m18.8 mi
Kettenpom PeakNE 45°1,248 m22.1 mi
Red MountainE 94°1,246 m5.5 mi
Signal PeakSSE 147°1,241 m17.8 mi
Horse Ranch PeakENE 72°1,240 m19.2 mi
Black RockSE 126°1,217 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4720:0720:48
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3416:1116:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444650535964707067574844
Precip in12.711.39.75.11.90.80.00.00.42.76.714.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson GR SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7741610271

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