| Height: | 268.37+ ft | (81.80+ m) | Elevation: | 6,572 ft (2,003 m) | GPS Latitude: | 36.07551 |
| Volume: | 33,902 ft3 | (960 m3) | Creek: | Nicholas Creek | GPS Longitude: | -118.60745 |
| Width: | 25.50 ft | (7.77 m) | Grove: | Red Hill Grove | Discovery Date: | 2018 |
| Age: | 2,325 y | Park: | Giant Sequoia NM | Discovered By: | Stephen C. Sillett |
Notes: Before the 2021 Windy Fire, Red Hill Giant was the 28th largest giant redwood, the 7th largest tree in Giant Sequoia National Monument, and the largest tree in Red Hill Grove. The crown contained more than one-and-a-half billion leaves and fifty-one thousand cones. The trunk lost significant height and volume after it burned, and, pending updated volume estimates, Red Hill Giant likely no longer ranks among the 30 largest giant redwoods.
Red Hill Giant appears in the The Save the Redwoods League film Red Hill. Freelance photographer Paolo Vescia photographed Cal Poly Humboldt forestry professor Stephen C. Sillett climbing Red Hill Giant.
Drive: Red Hill Giant is 241 mi (388 km) southeast 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 32 mi (51 km) on California State Route 190 toward Camp Nelson and turn right onto Nelson Drive toward Camp Nelson and Coy Flat. Continue straight onto Coy Flat Drive (Forest Service Road 21S94) toward Coy Flat. Drive south 11.8 mi (19.0 km) on Coy Flat Drive/Crawford Road (Forest Service Road 21S94) to the roadside parking spot, beside a tree with a distinctive base, near 36.07564 -118.60977.
Road Warning: Forest Service Road 21S94 (Crawford Road) is closed during winter. Depending on weather conditions, this road is usually open from May through November.
Hike: GPS-assisted navigation is recommended for this hike. From the parking spot, hike east/uphill 0.1 mi (0.2 km) off-trail to Red Hill Giant.
| Rating: | Easy | One-Way Distance: | 0.1 mi | (0.2 km) | Ascent: | 132 ft | (40 m) |
| Time: | 10 min | Off-Trail: | 0.1 mi | (0.2 km) | Descent: | 2 ft | (1 m) |
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