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Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens D.Don, Endl.) tree in California, which is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) tall in 2019.[1][3] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by the naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor.[4] The tree height of 115.55 m (379.1 ft) was verified by Stephen Sillett in 2006 by use of both a laser range finder and a fiberglass tape to measure the tree from the base to the crown.[5][6] The tree has grown since then to reach 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) recorded in 2019. Hyperion was found in a remote area of Redwood National Park, inside of the originally designated park boundaries of 1968.[7] The park also houses the second-, fourth- and fifth-tallest known trees, coast redwoods named Helios, Icarus, and Daedalus, which respectively measured 377, 371 and 363 feet in 2022.[8][9] The tree was named after the titan Hyperion from Greek mythology.[8][7] Hyperion is estimated to be between 600 and 800 year

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