Courthouse Butte is one of Sedona's most prominent and beautiful formations. The butte is just north of the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. The summit elevation is 5,454 feet. Courthouse Butte is just east of Bell Rock.
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is a protected area high in the White Mountains in Inyo County in eastern California. Protected within the Inyo National Forest, the Bristlecone Pine Forest is home to the oldest trees in the world, bristlecone pines. The bristlecone pine trees grow between 9,800 and 11,000 feet above sea level, in xeric alpine conditions. Some of these living trees exceed 4000 years of age and exhibit spectacular growth forms of twisted and beautifully colored wood.
