Looking north over subalpine type (red fir , Mt. Hemlock, west. White pine, Artemisia tridentata ) to Twin Peaks in distance which are barren. Barren patch on left of picture with Artemisia tridentata on border. Patches of Alnusincana subsp.tenuifolia (=Alnus tenuifolia) in draw., T 14 N R 16 E Sec 8, Elevation 800-8800 Quad name: Truckee. Quad number: 52. Reference to map: 15.
Detail of green leaved Arctostaphylos sp. At ground line, showing no evidence of sprouting. Similar to that found in Kern River drainage. Associate species: Shasta fir, Ceanothus cordulatus, Castanopsis sempervirens. Mineral King-Hockett Meadow trail southeast of Tar-Gap., T 17 S R 30 E Sec 36 Quad name: Kaweah. Quad number: 112. Reference to map: 6.
From north slope to south slope facing Needle Peak in center covered with semibarren grass type (Wyethia mollis, Artemisia tridentata). Subalpine red fir in next belt; semibarren brush, Quercus vacciniifolia, Arctostaphylos patula, Ceanothus cordulatus in center; red fir, lodgepole pine type in canyon. Subalpine red fir, Mt. Hemlock west. White pine in foreground., T 15 N R 15 E Sec 8, Elevation 8000 Quad name: Truckee. Quad number: 52. Reference to map: 14.
Looking across Moraine Lake at Lodgepole pine stand. Occasional white pine and shasta fir present in type. Foxtail pine on higher, distant slopes., T 17 S R 32 E Sec 12 Quad name: Olancha. Quad number: 113. Reference to map: 5.