Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove

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Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove is a high-elevation stand of ancient Great Basin bristlecone pines in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park, renowned for its exceptionally old, gnarled trees and scenic alpine setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bristlecone pine grove ⓘ
forest stand ⓘ
natural feature ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
climate cold, dry, high-elevation climate ⓘ
contributesTo dendrochronological research potential ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType subalpine forest ⓘ
elevation high-elevation ⓘ
hasAccessTrail Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Trail ⓘ
linked to: Bristlecone Trail
hasConservationValue climate and environmental history archives in tree rings ⓘ
long-lived tree genetic resources ⓘ
hasScientificNameOfDominantSpecies Pinus longaeva ⓘ
linked to: Bristlecone pine
hasTreeSpecies Great Basin bristlecone pine ⓘ
hasViewOf Wheeler Peak ⓘ
surrounding Great Basin ranges ⓘ
isTouristDestinationFor visitors to Great Basin National Park ⓘ
locatedIn Great Basin National Park ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
White Pine County, Nevada ⓘ
locatedInRegion Great Basin ⓘ
linked to: Great Basin Desert
locatedOnFeature Wheeler Peak ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
notableFor ancient trees ⓘ
exceptionally old bristlecone pines ⓘ
gnarled tree forms ⓘ
scenic alpine setting ⓘ
partOf Wheeler Peak high country ⓘ
protectionStatus protected area within a U.S. national park ⓘ
subjectTo harsh winds ⓘ
intense solar radiation ⓘ
poor, rocky soils ⓘ
terrain alpine ⓘ
treeGrowthRate very slow ⓘ
treeLongevity trees can be several thousand years old ⓘ
treeWoodProperty dense, resinous wood ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
photography ⓘ
vegetationType coniferous woodland ⓘ

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Wheeler Peak Glacier → hasNearbyFeature → Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove ⓘ
Wheeler Peak → hasVegetation → Great Basin bristlecone pine ⓘ
linked to: Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove
Alpine Lakes Loop Trail → accessFrom → Wheeler Peak area ⓘ
linked to: Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove