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Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, [3] and contorta pine, [3] is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine , but is rare in lowland rain forests .
Whitebark pine. Order: Pinales, Family: Pinaceae. Alpine larch, Larix lyallii [11] Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii [12] Engelmann spruce, Picea engelmannii [13] Grand fir, Abies grandis [14] Limber pine, Pinus flexilis [15] Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta [16] Mountain hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana [17] Ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa [18]
Over 30 high mountain lakes grace the range, and subalpine spruce-fir forests give way at lower elevations to groves of ponderosa pine and douglas fir. [2] Lodgepole pine and western larch are abundant. [2] Wildlife includes black bear, mountain lions, and some mountain goats. Grizzly bear and gray wolf are sporadic visitors. [2]
The landscape is characterized by a central cluster of peaks over 8,000 feet and extensive grassy parks surrounded by lodgepole pine and limber pine. [3] The Castles are lightly used by recreationists except for hunters in the fall. [3] On the peak of Castle Mountain itself is a logbook for the few who reach the top.
Lodge Pole is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 265 at the 2010 census. [3] It lies within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, near the reservation's southern end. The nearby community of Hays lies to its west-southwest.
A subalpine fir near treeline in Glacier National Park, twisted into an unusual shape. In the North American Rocky Mountains, the region is characterized by a concentration of subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce and generally the exclusion of trees found more commonly at lower elevations such as aspen, ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine.
Despite this, forest cover is extensive, with Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, and spruce common, while the highest slopes are home to vast stands of pure limber pine intermixed with small parks, a habitat type found more commonly far to the south. [7] Other features of the Rubies include free-standing rock walls, caves, cliffs, and talus. [7]
The most common trees found in the range are the ponderosa pine, western red cedar, douglas fir, western larch, western white pine, lodgepole pine, limber pine, whitebark pine, Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, grand fir, western larch, quaking aspen, alder, and Rocky Mountain maple. Cedars most often grow in the creek bottoms while others are ...