Lake Clark national park and preserve - Alpine Tundra
The route possibilities are endless in the alpine ridges and valleys between Fishtrap and Snip lakes.
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
If you have traveled to the high country of the Sierra Nevada, you have probably seen Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches (or Rosy-Finches for short). They are one of the few local birds that can live year-round above 8,... More
Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road - Bighorn Sheep in the Alpine Tund...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Bighorn sheep enjoy the abundant plant life found in the alpine tundra high in the Rocky Mountains. Location: (40.447° N 105.746° W) S... More
Beartooth Highway - Yellow-Bellied Marmot
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The yellow-bellied marmot lives its life within the alpine tundra at the highest elevations of Beartooth Highway. Location: Beartooth H... More
Beartooth Highway - Alpine Tundra on Top of Beartooth Pass
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A few lonely stones lie on a barren stretch of land along the Beartooth Highway, while the snow-covered Rockies project their presence e... More
Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road - Elk in the Alpine Tundra
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Elk are not uncommon in the seemingly flat alpine tundra. Location: (40.439° N 105.750° W) Status: Public domain. Courtesy of Rocky Mo... More
Mack Kolarich, field of heather on Sahale arm, North Cascades National...
Looking west toward Johannesburg Peak from Sahale arm in the Stephen Mather Wilderness, North Cascades National Park, August 2007. The photographer exclaims, "Finally-no snow on the heather!"
Geology Up Close - National Parks Gallery
Rocky outcrops provide a texture contrast to the rounded mountains and dry alpine tundra in the upper reaches of the Salmon River drainage.
Denali national park - Tundra Mushrooms
Mushrooms growing in high alpine tundra
Becky Brice, Alpine tundra and wildflowers, Rocky Mountain National Pa...
Alpine tundra and wildflowers above Milner Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. Research conducted as part of the GLORIA project aims to inventory wilderness areas in the National Park System. This lo... More
Tundra and Rainbow - National Parks Gallery
A rainbow arcing over high alpine tundra in Denali
2012 BioBlitz in Rocky Mountain National Park
Participants on a vacsular plant inventory in the alpine tundra.
Rocky Mountains Greenleaf Mertensia
These tiny little bells grow up in the alpine tundra and are much more dwarfed then this lower elevation cousins. NPS Photo (photographer CH) 6.11.12
2012 BioBlitz in Rocky Mountain National Park
Participants on a vacsular plant inventory in the alpine tundra.
Denali national park - Caribou Sighting
A caribou in alpine tundra Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Denali national park - Alpine Tundra
Hikers pause near a small pond in an alpine tundra meadow
Denali national park - High Country
Discovery hikers reach alpine tundra Public domain photograph of a mountain range, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rocky Mountain elk herd at sunrise, Great Sand Dunes National Park and...
Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), along with other large animals like pronghorn, sandhill cranes and golden eagles, are often seen by visitors in the fall to spring. Elk prefer open grasslands and... More
Herd of elk running across the dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park a...
Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), along with other large animals like pronghorn, sandhill cranes and golden eagles, are often seen by visitors in the fall to spring. Elk prefer open grasslands and... More
Lower Sand Creek Lake Reflection, Great Sand Dunes National Preserve
The alpine areas of Great Sand Dunes are dramatically different than the barren dunes below. Six peaks over 13,000 feet in elevation, alpine lakes, alpine tundra, wildflower meadows, and conifer forests are all... More
Visitors on the Ute Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Hikers enjoy the Ute Trail, taking in the view of the alpine tundra and Never Summer Mountains.
National parks: Tundra - public domain image
Trails around Eielson Visitor Center are in alpine tundra Public domain photograph of hiking trail, National Parks tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Denali national park - Tundra Hiking
Participants in a Denali Backcountry Adventures program hike in the alpine tundra