KEYWORDS: iris meadow, sub-alpine, montane chaparral, mixed coniferous forest, fall color
ABOUT
About one hour drive from the greater Los Angeles area. Has seasons. Iris blooms in great drifts in late spring, other wetland plants make it like a huge vernal pool at a high altitude. Sometimes condors can be seen. Summer on the flat rocky summit which you have to hike to has sub-alpine cushion-mat type plants in rocky scree. Fall has black oaks in bright colors. Snow play in winter. Great views on clear days. The road up follows the San Andreas Fault with typical features like sag ponds and scarps. Always cool.
Floras
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_033971.pdf
http://tchester.org/plants/muns/wtr/mt_pinos.html
http://tchester.org/plants/muns/wtr/mt_pinos_summit.html
http://www.cnpsci.org/html/PlantInfo/MtPinosPlantsChecklist.pdf
Photo Galleries
http://www.calflora.net/recentfieldtrips/mtpinos10.html
http://www.calflora.net/recentfieldtrips/mtpinos08.html
http://www.calflora.org/app/ipl?vrid=gr16655
Narratives
Program Report: Mount Pinos High, June 2015
http://www.syvnature.org/field-trip-report-mount-pinos-high/
Ecology and Ecophysiology of a Subalpine Fellfield Community
on Mount Pinos, Southern California
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Rundel/publication/232680407_Ecology_and_Ecophysiology_of_a_Subalpine_Fellfield_Community_on_Mount_Pinos_Southern_California/links/00b7d52b4cbcee8ad7000000.pdf?origin=publication_detail
