From Lee Vining, U. S Hwy. 395 S to right turn onto road to Horse Meadows (~1.5 km S of jct. w/ State Hwy. 120). Follow dirt road ~3.5 km. Plot is past the first meadow, before the second, just downslope from a large granite knob.
Evidence of recent fire not apparent. Pinon pines seem to dominated on S-facing slopes in this area, while Jeffrey pines tend to dominated the N-facing slopes. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 45%;
Total non-native cover: 2 / 2%;
Ht. to Base: T2 - 02 (Pinus monophylla)
S1 - 01 (Pinus monophylla, P. jeffreyi)
S2 - 01 (Pinus monophylla, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata)
Representativeness
Representative of one veg. type on this BPU. Although occurrences of Jeffrey pine and pinon pine ov
