| Height: | 300.85+ ft | (91.70+ m) | Elevation: | 382 ft (116 m) | GPS Latitude: | 41.37011 |
| Volume: | 23,491 ft3 | (665 m3) | Creek: | Artemis Creek | GPS Longitude: | -124.01315 |
| Width: | 17.42 ft | (5.31 m) | Grove: | Irvine Grove | Discovery Date: | 2002 |
| Age: | 1,721 y | Park: | Prairie Creek Redwoods SP | Discovered By: | Christine A. Aralia |
Notes: Artemis is the 15th largest tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park and the 2nd largest tree in James Irvine Grove. Naturalist Christine A. Aralia named the tree after the Greek Olympian Artemis, goddess of hunting and wilderness, daughter of Zeus. Artemis Creek flows through a small cave within the base of the trunk.
Cal Poly Humboldt forestry professor Stephen C. Sillett published a 360-degree panorama of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park taken from the top of Artemis.
Drive: Artemis is 262 mi (422 km) north of San Francisco near the community of Orick.
From U.S. Highway 101 just north of Orick, take exit 753 Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. Drive north 1.8 mi (2.9 km) on Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway and turn right into the to the Big Tree Wayside parking lot 0.4 mi (0.6 km) past Cal-Barrel Road.
Hike: From the trailhead at the northeastern corner of the parking lot, hike east 40 ft (12 m) to the junction with Foothill Trail. Turn right at the trail junction, and hike south 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on Foothill Trail, past a redwood beside the trail, to the trail exit point near 41.37024 -124.01337. Turn left here and hike southeast/uphill 75 ft (23 m) off-trail to Artemis.
| Rating: | Easy | One-Way Distance: | 0.2 mi | (0.3 km) | Ascent: | 225 ft | (69 m) |
| Time: | 6 min | Off-Trail: | 75 ft | (23 m) | Descent: | 77 ft | (23 m) |
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Photos: Pictures of Artemis Tree taken from different sides
