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De I. VNER VEW D Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope

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102 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFiC SLOPE.<br />

WAsHsITOxoN-Abundant everywhere, except in Columbia River plains. West <strong>of</strong><br />

Cascades, generally from sea level to 5.000 feet; less frequent east <strong>of</strong> Cascades. Washington<br />

National <strong>Forest</strong> (WVest) lip to 4,100 feet, or occasionally In 6.000 feet; Washingtcn<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> (Rust) at 1,l)0 to 6,000 feet. In Cascades, south <strong>of</strong> tbis reserve, up to<br />

5.400 feet. Mount Rainier National <strong>Forest</strong>, up to 5,000 feet; on Mount Rainier and<br />

Mount Adams. Olympic Mountains, up to about 3,500 feet; Blue Mountains, at 2,500<br />

to 4,000 feet; on IKamiak Butte, head <strong>of</strong> Grande Coulde River, and in Nisqually River<br />

Valley.<br />

ORPGOo.-Throughout western part, except in a few arid valleys; from sea level to<br />

6,000 feet. Cascade National <strong>Forest</strong> (North), sometimes up to 7,200 feet; eastward<br />

on Columbia Rtiver to I-loud River; east <strong>of</strong> Mount Hood to within about 6 miles <strong>of</strong><br />

Wapinitia (wvest <strong>of</strong> I<strong>De</strong>schutes River) ; north side <strong>of</strong> Mount Ilood up to 3,800 feet and<br />

to Government Camp on south side. Occurs from Mount flood to latitude 45', here<br />

disappearing from east side <strong>of</strong> range. In sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cascades, on Unmpquas, Siskiyous,<br />

and west side <strong>of</strong> Cascades, up to 6,200 feet; east side <strong>of</strong> Cascades, at 4,300 to 7,000<br />

feet from Klaamath Gap northward to Klamath Marsh Terrace; Mount Mazama at<br />

4,500 to over 6,000 feet. On north eod <strong>of</strong> Upper Klamath JLake and lava flows east <strong>of</strong><br />

this lake, at elevations above 6,000 feet, and southvard to Swan Lake Point, reappearing<br />

on divide at head <strong>of</strong> trost River. Unknown on Klamath-I<strong>De</strong>schutes Divide and elsewheie<br />

in Klamath Basin. On both slopes <strong>of</strong> coast ranges, but commoner on western.<br />

CALiRoaNIA -In nor<strong>the</strong>rn mountains, Sierras, and southward to San Joaquin River;<br />

also in coast ranges to Santa Lucia Mountains. Throughout northwestern California<br />

eastward to Mount Shasta, and westward to <strong>the</strong> coast; generally at 2,000 to 6,000 feet<br />

Klamath National <strong>Forest</strong>, up to 4,000 feet. Eastward in Siskiyou County to east part<br />

<strong>of</strong> Siskiyou Mountains; Klamath River (few miles vest <strong>of</strong> Hornbrook), near Klamath<br />

lit Springs, ridge east <strong>of</strong> Shovel Creek, and eastward to near Picard (west <strong>of</strong> Klamath<br />

Lake), extreme eastern limit; far<strong>the</strong>r south, eastward only to Gousenest Mountain (east<br />

<strong>of</strong> Shasta Valley and north <strong>of</strong> Mount Shasta), upper McCloud River (south <strong>of</strong> Mount<br />

Shasta) and sou<strong>the</strong>astward to Fall River (Shasta County), where east limits far<strong>the</strong>r<br />

south are Mount Lassen, while western limits are Sacramento River Canyon to or below<br />

Gregory, McClood River to uts junction with Pitt River, and 3 miles cast <strong>of</strong> Montgomery,<br />

at 4,000 to 4,200 feet. Lasses Cousty: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn part eastward to Susanville. Mount<br />

Shasta, bottom slopes, except at north, up to 5,500 feet. In Shasta, Plumas, Lassen<br />

Peak, and Diamond Mountain National forests, at 2,)00 to 6,000 feet, on west slope <strong>of</strong><br />

range. Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Sierras, at 2,400 to 6,000 feet on west slope, or sometimes to 7,000 feet<br />

and dowv to 900 feet, as in Chico quadrangle area (including Butte County) ; not in<br />

SSerra Valley. Telhacca County: East <strong>of</strong> Sacramento River from point 10 miles east <strong>of</strong><br />

Paine Creek post-<strong>of</strong>fice eastward. Plurans County: Eastward to Grizzly Mountains<br />

(west <strong>of</strong> Sierra Valley). Butte County: Westward to Megalia and to 4 miles north <strong>of</strong><br />

Bidwell Bar at 1,300 feet. Sierra County- Eastward to mountains west <strong>of</strong> Sierra Valley,<br />

<strong>the</strong>nce westward to YVua Pass (5,800 feets ; west <strong>of</strong> Yuba Pass, westward into<br />

Yuba County, where west limit is on east foothills <strong>of</strong> Sacramento Valley at Camptonville<br />

and Oregon Ilills, and in Nevada County at Nevada City, Grass Valley, and Colfax<br />

on Bear River. Placcer Cosuty: Westward to junction <strong>of</strong> Middle and North Forks <strong>of</strong><br />

American River; eastward to beyond Blue Canyon and probably also above Emigrant Gap<br />

on main Sierra Divide, but not reported on east side <strong>of</strong> divide between Trockee and Lake<br />

Tahoe. L'ldorado County: Westward to Placerville, Pleasant Valley, and canyon <strong>of</strong><br />

North Fork Cosunmnes River; eastward to Coloma in canyon <strong>of</strong> South Fork <strong>of</strong> American<br />

River, and to Echo (Tahoe Road), at 5,500 feet. Stanislaus National <strong>Forest</strong>, at 2,000 to<br />

5,500 feet, and chiefly on and near Mutton Canyon, between Grizzly Flat and Indian<br />

Diggins, and on Mill Creek (tributary North Fork Mokelumne River). Ainador County:<br />

Westward to point 3 miles east <strong>of</strong> 1'ine Grove and Sutter Creek Canyon (nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>of</strong><br />

Volcano), and eastward to beyond Pioneer. Culaveras County: Only in central western<br />

part on branches <strong>of</strong> Mokelunne llRiver westward nearly to Rich Gold, Esperanza Creek<br />

(near Railroad Flat) ; not detected between Murphys and Big <strong>Trees</strong> nor in Calaveras<br />

Big Tree groves, but it occurs on San Anlonio Creek about 2 miles below Big <strong>Trees</strong>.<br />

Tuolumine County: Canyon <strong>of</strong> Middle Fork Stanislaus River from junction with Clark<br />

Fork at 5,500 feet eastward several miles; between Big Oak Flat and Crockers, and<br />

<strong>the</strong>nce eastward to Aspen Meadows, at 6,200 feet: tietch Hetchy Valley and Tnolumne<br />

Big Tree Grove at 5,700 feet. Afaripocsu County: Westward to near Bull Creek (10<br />

miles east <strong>of</strong> Coulterville and a few miles east <strong>of</strong> Wassama) ; eastward to Yosemite Valley<br />

and Merced River (head <strong>of</strong> Nevada Fall), at 6,000 feet, Glacier Point at 7,300 feet, and<br />

nearly to Chinquapin. Bridal Veil Creek, at 7,100 feet. Southward occurs on head <strong>of</strong><br />

Stevenson Creek (tributary San Joaquin River) at elevations <strong>of</strong> 3,000 to 5,500 feet<br />

(sou<strong>the</strong>rn limit in Sierras) at 900 to 5,000 feet, or occasionally to 6.000 feet. In Stony<br />

Creek National <strong>Forest</strong>, at 2,000 to 5,000 feet, but mainly on west side <strong>of</strong> range. Tehaano<br />

County: Eastward along Paskenta Road to about 3,300 feet on east side <strong>of</strong> Coast Range.

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