I recently ran across a description of the tallest tree in the world, which has been named "Hyperion". The exact location of the tree, a California redwood of course, has not been disclosed to protect the tree from tourists and apparently from vandals who might want to cut it down. The latter must have a really big chain saw and a lot of time.
But ... there are pictures of Hyperion (one of which is shown here), and it really projects high above the surrounding forest of more normal-sized redwoods. So how hard would it be too find, actually, if one went looking for it? Oh yes, California is a very large state, but the redwood forests don't cover all of it. Furthermore, it wasn't hard to find info that this tree is in Redwood National Park, so I'd think with a good pair of binoculars and a good pair of hiking boots, it could be located by those with the inclination to find it.
Hyperion's very own Web page. Which shows pretty much exactly where it is. Not a very good secret!
Based on this page and the pictures on it, I don't think that the pictures I saw on Google Image Search of a tree projecting far above the surrounding trees are pictures of Hyperion.
And now, Hyperion (definitely identified):
National Geographic video about finding and climbing Hyperion
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