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Devils Backbone - North Along this high, narrow ridge between Dawson Peak and
Pine Mountain is a botanically interesting area. A lodgepole pine forest
constitutes the main plant community. In
addition to the Pinus contorta var. murrayana there is Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi, mountain
mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Holodiscus microphyllus, and the relatively
uncommon Ribes montigenum. A disjunct population of the Western juniper, Juniperus
occidentalis ssp. australis occurs here. This
population, and several others in the vicinity, are some 176 kilometers (110
miles) south of the main range in the Sierra and 50 kilometers (30 miles) west
of other disjunct populations in the San Jacinto Mountains. This area is the only locality in Southern California
for the arctic-alpine species Crepis nana. See also Devil's Backbone
– South. Integrity: Aside
from a hiking trail, there is no development in the area. Use: Research,
educational, observational, light recreation. August 1976
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