Big Tree
Big Tree is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Sawtooth Mountain stands 1,758 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Memorial Grove, a historic site 0.5 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
Notable very large specimen of California Redwood. 6.6m base trunk diameter. Estimated age 1500 years.
What the record says
- Height
- 92.6 m
How to reach it
114 named places within 25 miles
- Orick Hill: 5.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.9 mi
- Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 11.1 mi
- South Red Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Corkscrew Tree: 0.5 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Elk Viewing: 0.9 mi
- Goldbluff beach: 2.9 mi
- Fern Canyon: 3.3 mi
- Murrelet State Wilderness: 1.2 mi
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 2.7 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Gold Bluffs Beach: 3.2 mi
- Redwood Creek Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 14.8 mi
- Agate Beach: 16.4 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 16.4 mi
- Gold Bluffs: 3.0 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 8.6 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- High Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Elk Head: 22.4 mi
- Yurok Village Discovery Park: 10.9 mi
- Big Lagoon County Park: 15.8 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 23.6 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 23.7 mi
- Houda Point: 23.9 mi
- Rotary Memorial Grove: 0.5 mi
- Lady Bird Grove: 4.5 mi
- Dolason Barn: 11.9 mi
- Donor Rock: 22.5 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Picnic table: 10.0 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 2.4 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Driftwood Land Art: 7.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 15.0 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 18.9 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 15.0 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 15.1 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 22.5 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 18.0 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 22.5 mi
- Trillium Falls: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 17.3 mi
- The Portal: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtooth Mountain | NE 43° | 1,758 m | 22.7 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | NNE 33° | 1,594 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rock Creek Butte | ENE 59° | 1,579 m | 22.4 mi |
| Little Medicine Mountain | NE 50° | 1,517 m | 24.2 mi |
| Blue Creek Mountain | E 84° | 1,475 m | 13.1 mi |
| Slate Creek Butte | E 95° | 1,475 m | 17.6 mi |
| Trail Mountain | E 79° | 1,470 m | 21.1 mi |
| Onion Mountain | E 90° | 1,443 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orick Prairie Creek Park, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1795255388
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 4 mi
- Klamath · 11 mi
- Del Norte County · 25 mi
- Crescent City · 28 mi
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