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 below 13,146-foot Boundary Peak, the highest summit in Nevada. Some bristlecone have lived more than 4800 years and are the oldest non-clonal living things.

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