Atwell Mill Grove
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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 highway 198 below the south entrance to Sequoia National Park
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Kaweah River
The Kaweah River in the U.S. state of California flows westward from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada into the Central Valley. It rises in forks in the southern Sierra Nevada inside Sequoia National Park, the longest of which is the Middle Fork, about long...
area in California. Can be accessed via the Mineral King Road which branches off highway 198 below the south entrance to Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
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Noteworthy trees
Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:- 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.
- Diamond Tree: This tree is on a steep slope, and is taller than average at almost 290 feet.
- AD Tree: This tree is just above the Diamond Tree, (hence the name "AD") the main trunk is thick.
- Arm Tree: The largest known limb of any tree in the world belongs to this tree at around 12 feet in diameter.