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{{Short description|Giant sequoia grove in Tulare County, California, United States}}
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'''Atwell Mill Grove''' is a [[giant sequoia]] grove in the east fork of the [[Kaweah River|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]].

The grove is located about {{convert|1.5|mi|1}} west of the community of [[Silver City, California|Silver City]] and {{convert|19|mi|0}} from the junction of highway 198. The road into this section of the park is narrow and difficult. Atwell Mill Campground, on [[Kaweah River|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/atwell.htm |title=Atwell Mill Campground |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=2013-09-22}}</ref>

==Noteworthy trees==
Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:
*[[Diamond (tree)|Diamond]]: This tree is on a steep slope, and is taller than average at almost 290 feet. It's the largest tree of the grove.
*[[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==
* [[List of giant sequoia groves]]
* [[List of superlative trees]]
* [[Mineral King]]
* [[Silver City, California]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
{{Sequoia National Park}}

[[Category:Giant sequoia groves]]
[[Category:Sequoia National Park]]
[[Category:Forests of California|Sequoiadendron]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Tulare County, California]]


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