Big Red
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes including this destination:
- Big Pine Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 43.77213, -121.51889
- Elevation: 4185 feet
Description
"Big Red" is an 8 ½-foot diameter, 29 feet in circumference, 500-year-old ponderosa pine which resides in LaPine State Park. Big Red was once officially recognized as the largest ponderosa pine of the nominate subspecies in the world. There is a Pacific ponderosa, a different subspecies, in California which is the largest measured ponderosa pine. Big Red weighed in at 532 points using American Forests Big Tree Formula. In 2016, Big Red lost its top 40 feet and thus moved down in the rankings of big ponderosas.
More Links
- “A Big Tree monster at LaPine State Park’” (OregonLive)
- “LaPine State Park’s Big Red measured as largest ponderosa pine of its species” (OregonLive)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)