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The Methuselah Grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is the location of the "Methuselah", a Great Basin bristlecone pine that is 4,856 years old. [7] It is considered to be the world's oldest known and confirmed living non-clonal organism. It was temporarily superseded by a 5,062 year old bristlecone pine discovered in 2010.
Bristlecone Wilderness is a 14,095-acre (5,704 ha) wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.Located in the Egan Range approximately five miles west of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006" and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
The Inyo National Forest contains the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, which protects specimens of Great Basin bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva). One of these bristlecone pines is "Methuselah", the second oldest known non-clonal living tree on earth at more than 4,839 years old; the oldest known tree (discovered 2013) also lives in the park. [15]
Great Basin National Park is a national park of the United States located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986. The park is most commonly entered by way of Nevada State Route 488 , which is connected to U.S. Routes 6 and 50 by Nevada State Route 487 via the small town of Baker , the closest ...
Researchers in Chile identify a challenger to the world's oldest tree: an alerce in Alerce Costero National Park that may be over 5,000 years old.
The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area is also home to around 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) of Bristlecone pine and is the largest collection of these trees in the Intermountain Region of the United States. The area also provides the only habitat for the only herd of Rocky Mountain Elk located within Clark County, according to the BLM. [citation needed]
Great Basin bristlecone pines in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains, California. There are three closely related species of bristlecone pines: Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) in Utah, Nevada and eastern California. The famous longest-lived species; often the term bristlecone pine refers to this tree in ...
Bristlecones on dolomite hillside, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Bristlecone pines are protected in a number of areas owned by the United States federal government, such as the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of California and the Great Basin National Park in Nevada. [9] [11] These areas prohibit the cutting or ...