| Height: | 281.33+ ft | (85.75+ m) | Elevation: | 6,145 ft (1,873 m) | GPS Latitude: | 36.14189 |
| Volume: | 16,951 ft3 | (480 m3) | Creek: | Freeman Creek | GPS Longitude: | -118.52121 |
| Width: | 19.73 ft | (6.01 m) | Grove: | Freeman Creek Grove | Discovery Date: | 2011 |
| Age: | 1,286 y | Park: | Giant Sequoia NM | Discovered By: | Stephen C. Sillett |
Notes: Conehead is the most-fecund redwood yet measured. The crown, which contains more than one billion leaves, includes nearly one-hundred-eleven thousand cones: thirty-one thousand and thirty-seven thousand, respectively, more than the considerably-larger giant redwoods President and General Sherman.
Conehead is directly in the path of the May 3, 2106 total solar eclipse.
Drive: Conehead is 243 mi (391 km) south of San Francisco near the city of Porterville.
Northbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 North, transfer to California State Route 99 North. From California State Route 99 North just north of Bakersfield, transfer to California State Route 65 North toward Porterville. Near Porterville, transfer to California State Route 190 East.
Southbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 South in Sacramento, transfer to U.S. Highway 50 East toward South Lake Tahoe. Drive east 1.7 mi (2.7 km) on U.S. Highway 50 and transfer to California State Highway 99 South. Near Tipton, transfer to California State Route 190 East toward Porterville.
From Porterville, drive east 41 mi (66 km) on California State Route 190, past Camp Nelson, and continue straight onto County Road M107 (Great Western Divide Highway) past the intersection with Forest Service Road 21S50 (North Road). Drive south 10 mi (16 km) on County Road M107 (Great Western Divide Highway) and turn left onto Forest Service Road 22S02 (Last Chance Road). Drive east 4 mi (6 km) on Forest Service Road 22S02 (Last Chance Road) and turn left onto Forest Service Road 22S82 (Lloyd Meadow Road) toward Lloyd Meadow Trailhead. Drive north 17 mi (27 km) on Forest Service Road 22S82 (Lloyd Meadow Road) and turn left onto Forest Service Road 20S78 toward George Bush Tree. Drive west 1 mi (2 km) on Forest Service Road 20S78 to the parking lot at the end of the road.
Road Warning: Great Western Divide Highway (County Road M107) and Forest Service Roads 22S02 (Last Chance Road), 22S82 (Lloyd Meadow Road), and 20S78 are closed during winter. Depending on weather conditions, these roads are usually open from May through November.
Hike: GPS-assisted navigation is recommended for this hike. From the trailhead at the western end of the parking lot, hike southwest 0.1 mi (0.3 km) on an unnamed trail to the junction with Bush Tree Trail loop. Turn left at the trail junction and hike south 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on Bush Tree Trail to George Bush Tree which stands beside the trail on your right. Turn left near George Bush Tree and hike south 20 ft (6 m) to the junction with Freeman Creek Trail. Turn right/west at the trail junction and hike west 1.0 mi (1.6 km) on Freeman Creek Trail to the trail exit point near 36.14474 -118.51971. Leave the trail here and, using a GPS device, hike southwest 0.2 mi (0.3 km) off-trail to Conehead.
| Rating: | Moderate | One-Way Distance: | 1.1 mi | (1.8 km) | Ascent: | 454 ft | (138 m) |
| Time: | 45 min | Off-Trail: | 0.2 mi | (0.3 km) | Descent: | 55 ft | (17 m) |
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