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Pinus longaeva
- Scenery
White Mountains, Inyo County.
These trees in the White Mountains are located only about
20 miles from its close relative, Pinus balfouriana in the Sierra Nevada in the
distance.
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Pinus washoensis
- Trees
Along Mount Rose Highway (431);
Head of Galena Creek, Washoe County.
Altitude : 8,300 feet.
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Pinus washoensis
- Trees
Along Mount Rose Highway (431);
Head of Galena Creek, Washoe County.
Altitude : 8,300 feet.
Nevada
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Juniperus osteosperma
- Tree
Hot creek, Mono County;
East of the Sierra Nevada, seen in background.
Elevation : 7,000 feet.
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Juniperus osteosperma
- Tree
Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County;
The Sierra Nevada Mountains of California are in the distance.
Elevation : 5,200 feet.
Nevada
Photo taken first week of March 2002.
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Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana
- Trees
Ansel Adams Wilderness, Mono County;
Elevation : 9,800 feet.
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Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana
- Trees
Highway 89, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County;
Elevation : 7,000 feet.
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Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana
- Trees
Near Saddlebag Lake, Mono County;
Elevation : 10,000 feet.
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Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana
- Trees
Horse Creek, Mono County;
Elevation : 8,500 feet .
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Pinus albicaulis
- Scenery
Conness Lakes near Tioga Pass, Mono County;
North Peak can be seen in the background.
Elevation : about 10,800 feet.
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Pinus albicaulis
- Trees
Little Lakes Valley, Inyo County.
Marsh Lake is seen in the back.
Elevation : 10,600 feet.
Pinus albicaulis is very common throughout the Sierra near timberline.
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Pinus monophylla
- Tree
Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County;
Elevation: 5,200 feet.
Pinus monophylla is very common on the lower east slope of the Sierra Nevada and the mountains to the east.
Nevada
Photo taken first week of March 2002.
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Pinus monophylla
- Cone
Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County;
Elevation: 5,200 feet.
Nevada
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Calocedrus decurrens
- Trees
Two trees in center.
Pinus ponderosa benthamiana right and background.
These are two of the most common trees in the middle elevations of the
western Sierra's along with Abies concolor var. lowiana.
Yosemite Valley.
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Picea engelmannii
- Tree
This is one of only two locations in California where Picea engelmannii is found. At this location many trees are growing side by side with Picea breweriana.
Sugar Creek, near Russian Peak, Siskiyou County;
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