Many Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains are more than 4,000 years old. The oldest one, named "Methuselah," was 4,770 years old in 2004 and is intentionally not identified by the Forest Service for fear of vandalism and souvenir collectors. These t

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A weather-beaten Bristlecone Pine survives the arid, high altitude climate of California's White Mountains in the U.S. Forest Service's Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

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Keywords: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California, Inyo County, Inyo National Forest, Pinus longaeva, White Mountains, ancient, arid, bristlecone pine, environment, forests, gnarled, harsh, high altitude, mountains, natural beauty, oldest living things, rock, snags, trees, weatherbeaten
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