Tragedy Spring

Historical marker location:

Kit Carson, California

( Marker is on Tragedy Springs Road near Carson Pass Scenic Byway (California Highway 88).)

Marker installed: 1967

No 338. Erected 1967.

California is home to the world's tallest tree, a coast redwood named Hyperion. The tree, which stands over 379 feet tall, was discovered in Redwood National Park in 2006.