Howland Hill Giant - 4th Largest Coast Redwood
Height: 330.00+ ft (100.58+ m) Elevation: 209 ft (64 m) GPS Latitude: 41.76625
Volume: 33,581 ft3 (951 m3) Creek: Mill Creek GPS Longitude: -124.11399
Width: 19.80 ft (6.04 m) Grove: Goble Grove Discovery Date: 1970
Age: Park: Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP Discovered By: Daniel M. Weyand

Notes: Howland Hill Giant, also known as Howland Drive Tree and Weyand Tree, is the 4th largest coast redwood, the 4th largest tree in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and the largest tree in Goble Grove. California State Parks ranger Daniel M. Weyand discovered the tree beside Howland Hill Road in 1970. Howland Hill Giant is the only known tree which has a trunk 6 ft (2 m) wide 300 ft (91 m) above ground.

Cal Poly Humboldt forestry professor Stephen C. Sillett photographed the view from the treetop. University of Washington forestry assistant professor Robert Van Pelt published an orthographic illustration of Howland Hill Giant (shown at left).

Drive: Howland Hill Giant is 290 mi (467 km) north of San Francisco near Crescent City.

Northbound: From U.S. Highway 101, exit Humboldt Road just south of Crescent City, CA. Turn right onto Humboldt Road and drive north 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to Howland Hill Road. Turn right onto Howland Hill Road and drive 2.8 mi (4.5 km) to the parking spot.

Southbound: From U.S. Highway 101, exit Elk Valley Road just south of Crescent City, CA. Turn left onto Elk Valley Road and drive east 1.1 mi (1.8 km) to Howland Hill Road. Turn right onto Howland Hill Road and drive 3.3 mi (5.3 km) to the parking spot.

Park where you see this pair of trees on the right side of the road. The rightmost tree is Howland Hill Giant.

Hike: Hike 40 ft (12 m) from the parking area to Howland Hill Giant.

Rating: Easy One-Way Distance: 40 ft (12 m) Ascent: 2 ft (1 m)
Time: 13 sec Off-Trail: 40 ft (12 m) Descent: 1 ft (0 m)
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Photos: Pictures of Howland Hill Giant Tree taken from different sides

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