2. Coast Redwood
It’s no secret: there are some freaking TALL trees standing in California’s Redwood National Park, as redwoods are known to reach impressive heights. We’re talkin’ some reaching TWICE the height of the Statue of Liberty (the statue, itself—not including the foundation)! Hyperion is the tallest known coast redwood, and standing at a massive 379 feet tall, it is not only the tallest redwood but the tallest documented tree on the planet! Surprisingly, Hyperion is NOT the largest coast redwood in terms of volume! No, ma’am! At only 19,488 cubic feet, there is one coast redwood, in particular, that takes the cake—the voluminous cake, that is. That tree goes by the name of ‘Lost Monarch’, and it, too, is located in California. Not nearly as tall as Hyperion, being as though Hyperion has it beat by almost 60 feet, but its girth along with its height makes a total volume of a whopping 42,500 cubic feet!
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