# Where to see Bristlecone pines in CO
**URL:** https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236
**Category:** Resources
**Created:** [September 29, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236 "2019-09-29T18:12:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/1 "2019-09-29T18:12:53Z")
My in-laws live Denver CO, and I am looking for suggestions for a good place to visit and meet bristlecone pines?
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### Author:  [@mw-bonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/mw-bonsai)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/2 "2019-10-01T03:33:08Z")
On the way to the Mount Evans summit is a nice spot:
[https://www.botanicgardens.org/beyond/mount-goliath](https://www.botanicgardens.org/beyond/mount-goliath)
You’ll need to call ahead this time of year, I’m pretty sure the summit closed labor day, I’m not sure about getting just to this bristlecone pine hiking area.
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### Author:  [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/3 "2019-10-01T06:40:46Z")
Thanks @mw-bonsai
Next trip isn’t until the summer, but my sister in law has already started planning. Have you been to Windy Ridge near South Park? It’s another place that came up.
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### Author:  [@mw-bonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/mw-bonsai)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/4 "2019-10-01T07:52:35Z")
I haven’t been to Windy Ridge, but it’s a spot I’ve been hoping to check out!
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### Author:  [@AndrewDGO](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndrewDGO)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/5 "2019-10-08T22:13:25Z")
I am sure this is too late but there is an amazing grove of Bristlecone pines near the ghost town of Summitville on the east side of Wolf Creek pass. I know that is way in the SW corner of the state but it is beautiful and worth the visit!
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### Author:  [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/6 "2019-10-09T15:56:47Z")
Thanks @AndrewDGO
If we head that way I will make sure we drop by.
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### Author:  [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/7 "2020-04-07T01:59:30Z")
Neat article on the oldest bristlecone in Colorado which is near Pikes Peak including a nice picture, but in an undisclosed location for good reason. Good discussion of how core samples from these and similar trees have been used.
> **[The Oldest Living Tree Near Pikes Peak Is More Than 2,000 Years Old |...](https://www.outtherecolorado.com/oldest-living-tree-near-pikes-peak-is-more-than-2000-years-old/?fbclid=IwAR2Bbh1kQlUowSRENBdPD1g1AxcmToUdZQa3IMKL_9QggaP0SBMFF0wC08g)**
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> It's a mystery on how a tree could grow in this area. This Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine has been growing for more than 2,000 years near Pikes Peak.
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### Author:  [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/8 "2020-04-16T09:30:58Z")
Thanks @MartyWeiser,
At this rate, I’m not sure if we will be able to fly in August.
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### Author:  [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/where-to-see-bristlecone-pines-in-co/4236/9 "2022-07-19T23:11:12Z")
Well, it’s been 3 years since I opened this post and today I finally got to visit CO Bristlecone pines! Lower Mt Goliath. Wort the wait!
