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Parks & Forests - Inyo National Forest
Bristlecone Pine ForestA Journey Through Time - NPS
Standing as ancient sentinals high atop the White Mountains of the Inyo National Forest,
the Great Basin Bristlecone Pines rank as the oldest trees in the world, having achieved
immense scientific, cultural and scenic importance. While the oldest trees are found in
the mountains of Eastern California, Great Basin Bristlecone Pines (Pinus longaeva)
are scattered throughout the high mountain regions of Nevada and to a lesser extent, Utah.
A cousin, the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata), is located throughout
the eastern Rocky Mountain region in Colorado and New Mexico. An isolated population of
the aristata is also located near Flagstaff, Arizona. A third member of the
bristlecone pine family, the Sierra Foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana) is located in
the southern Sierra range and in isolated groves in northern California.
Also see: Route Guides Route 8 - Mazourka Canyon Creosote rings have been dated at over 11,000 years, much older than the oldest living trees, the bristlecone pines at the crest of the Inyos (Route 11). ... Route 11 - Ancient Bristlecone Byway Beyond this the pinyons end and the high-elevation pines, limber and bristlecone, begin. Both have needles in bundles of five but bristlecone needles grow ... Ecological Subsections Panamint Range: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Forests and woodlands: Bristlecone pine series, Curlleaf mountain-mahogany series, Limber pine series. Climate. The mean annual precipitation is about 4 to ... Inyo Mountains: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Limber pine series and Bristlecone pine series occur at high elevations in the Inyo Mountains. ... Forests and woodlands: Bristlecone pine series, ... White Mountains Mono Ecological Subsections Forests and woodlands Aspen series Bristlecone pine series Curlleaf mountainmahogany series Limber pine series Lodgepole pine series Singleleaf pinyon ... Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections ... Singleleaf pinyon series, Utah juniper series, Low sagebrush series, Shadscale series, Mixed saltbrush series and Bristlecone pine series. ... Mono Ecological Subsections ... Singleleaf pinyon series, Shadscale series, Low sagebrush series, Jeffrey pine series, White fir series, Aspen series and Bristlecone pine series. ... Grapevine Mountains: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Forests and woodlands: Bristlecone pine series, Curlleaf mountain-mahogany series, Singleleaf pinyon series, Singleleaf pinyon - Utah juniper series, ... Wilderness Inyo Mountains Wilderness ... lush riparian areas in most of the canyons on the eastern slope and pinyon-juniper woodland, bristlecone and limber pine on the higher reaches. ... Communities Big Pine California Big Pine is the gateway to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains and the Eureka Dunes in the extreme north end of Death Valley National ... Bishop, California Bishop is a city located in Inyo County ... Region Basin and Range Geomorphic Region Another graben, Owens Valley, lies between the bold eastern fault scarp of the Sierra Nevada and Inyo Mountains. The northern ... Eastern Sierra Eastern Sierra Valleys & Mountain Areas Eastern Sierra SUV Tour/Trip Guides · Bristlecone Pine Forest · Mono Lake · Bodie Ghost Town · Convict Lake ... Tree Dominated Habitats Subalpine Conifer - Ecosystems & Wildlife Habitats These include Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, mountain hemlock, western white pine, lodgepole pine, whitebark pine, foxtail pine, bristlecone pine, ... Alpine Dwarf-Shrub Habitat The Alpine Dwarf-Shrub habitat vegetation may sometimes constitute part of the Bristlecone Pine Forest where they intergrade. The Alpine Dwarf-Shrub habitat ... Lodgepole Pine - Ecosystems & Wildlife Habitats Bristlecone Pine Forest Above 11000 feet elevation, in the alkaline soils of the White ... Forests and woodlands: Aspen series, Bristlecone pine series, ... Montane Hardwood Wildlife Habitats Middle elevation associates are Douglas-fir, tanoak, Pacific madrone, California-laurel, California black oak, and bristlecone fir. ... White Fir Habitat Singleleaf pinyon series, Shadscale series, Low sagebrush series, Jeffrey pine series, White fir series, Aspen series and Bristlecone pine series. ... Pinyon-juniper - Ecosystem mesquite at the lower elevations and range up through shadscale, blackbrush, Joshua tree, pinyon-juniper woodlands, to limber pine and bristlecone pine. ... Jeffrey Pine - Ecosystems & Wildlife Habitats Singleleaf pinyon series, Shadscale series, Low sagebrush series, Jeffrey pine series, White fir series, Aspen series and Bristlecone pine series. ... |
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