Plants · #193 biggest of 1,014
How big is the tallest redwood?
116 m
The tallest redwood measures 116 m. That's about 9.67 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 116 meters, or about 381 feet.
- It's about 68 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 9.67 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 83 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #193 by size.
Size comparison
How tallest redwood stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
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Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 1.47% of its height.
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