Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine: Pinus monticola (Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola)

The photo at center shows a large western white pine as seen on the ridgetop that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 10, 2005. The photos at center and right show a large western white pine along the Eighmile Loop Trail #496 where it switchbacks up the east side of Fivemile Butte, Mt. Hood National Forest......October 15, 2021.

The photo above shows the large cone of western white pine as seen on the ridgetop (about 4080') that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June 12, 2005.

The photo at left shows new growth on the branch tips of western white pine. Photographed on the ridgetop (at about 4080') that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the eastern corner of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005. The image at right shows western white pine along the Pacific Crest Trail on Gifford Pinchot NF lands just north of the Indian Heaven Wilderness boundary......September 15, 2025. Note the long, narrow cones on the upper branch tips.

Two views (left and center) of the bark of western white pine as seen along the Tamanawas Falls Trail, Mount Hood National Forest.......May 25, 2014. The image at right shows a close view of the bark of western white pine as seen along the Cinnamon Trail near the southern boundary of the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.......September 28, 2014. This was the only individual we saw along the trail, and it was large enough to tower over all the other conifers. It was largely hidden by the shorter trees and the only reason we found it was the cones dropped on the trail.