Atwell Mill Grove is a
giant sequoia grove in the east fork of the
Kaweah watershed area in California. Can be accessed via the Mineral King Road which branches off
California State Route 198 below the south entrance to
Sequoia National Park
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The grove is located about west of the community of
Silver City and from the junction of highway 198. The road into this section of the park is narrow and difficult. Atwell Mill Campground, on
East Fork of the Kaweah River, is located in part of the grove that was logged before the trees were protected. Atwell Mill was at one time a lumber mill that processed logs from the grove.
Noteworthy trees
Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:
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Diamond
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: This tree is on a steep slope, and is taller than average at almost 290 feet. It's the largest tree of the grove.
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Above Diamond: This tree is just above the Diamond Tree, (hence the name "AD") the main trunk is thick.
*Dean Tree: 32,333 cubic feet (915 cubic meters) in volume, gives this tree a rank inside the top 30 giant sequoias in the world.
*Arm Tree: The largest known limb of any tree in the world belongs to this tree at around 12 feet in diameter. Also known as the "Big Limb Tree".
See also
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List of giant sequoia groves
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List of superlative trees
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Mineral King
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Silver City, California
References
External links
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Giant sequoia groves
Sequoia National Park
Sequoiadendron
''Sequoiadendron'' is a genus of evergreen trees, with three species, only one of which survives to the present:
* ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'', extant species, extant, commonly known as wellingtonia, giant redwood and giant sequoia, growing nat ...
Protected areas of Tulare County, California
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