White Mountains (California)

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geographical feature mountain range

The White Mountains in California are a high, arid mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada, best known for hosting the ancient bristlecone pine forests and some of the oldest living trees on Earth.

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Surface form Occurrences
White Mountains of California 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
approximateLength ~100 km ⓘ
~60 miles ⓘ
borderedBy Fish Lake Valley to the east ⓘ
Owens Valley to the west ⓘ
climate alpine at higher elevations ⓘ
cold semi-arid ⓘ
contains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest ⓘ
Barcroft Station ⓘ
Inyo National Forest ⓘ
Patriarch Grove ⓘ
Schulman Grove ⓘ
White Mountain Research Center facilities ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation 14252 ft ⓘ
4344 m ⓘ
geology metamorphic rocks ⓘ
primarily sedimentary rocks ⓘ
some volcanic rocks ⓘ
hasPeak Mount Barcroft ⓘ
Pine Creek Pass area peaks ⓘ
White Mountain Peak ⓘ
highestPoint White Mountain Peak ⓘ
knownFor ancient bristlecone pine forests ⓘ
high-elevation arid environment ⓘ
some of the oldest living trees on Earth ⓘ
locatedEastOf Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Great Basin ⓘ
surface form: Great Basin region

Inyo County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mono County, California ⓘ
eastern California ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form: United States Forest Service
near California–Nevada border ⓘ
surface form: Nevada state line
partOf Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Inyo National Forest system ⓘ
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
rangeOrientation north–south ⓘ
roadAccess White Mountain Road ⓘ
separatedBy Owens Valley ⓘ
separatedFrom Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
ecological and climate studies ⓘ
high-altitude scientific research ⓘ
vegetation Bristlecone pine ⓘ
surface form: Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)

Referenced by (5)

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Inyo Mountains → adjacentTo → White Mountains (California) ⓘ
eastern California → contains → White Mountains (California) ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern California
Inyo County, California → contains → White Mountains (California) ⓘ
Owens River → mountainRangeOnEast → White Mountains (California) ⓘ
Bristlecone pine → nativeTo → White Mountains (California) ⓘ
this entity surface form: White Mountains of California