Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old. That means Prometheus came into existence around the time humans were exiting the Stone Age and beginning to work with bronze.

At night, visitors can enjoy exceptionally dark skies and excellent astronomy programs. Great Basin is home to some of the oldest living organisms in the world — bristlecone pines. These gnarled, ...

She went on to tell the story of this ancient tree and its demise. In 1964, a University of North Carolina graduate student named Donald Currey went to Nevada in search of Great Basin bristlecone ...

Epic Great Basin National Park Camping Guide including front country campgrounds, how to make a reservation, what to exp ...

In the Silver State, bristlecone pines can be found in the Great Basin National Park near Baker in Eastern Nevada. A cross section of Prometheus is on display at the Great Basin Visitor Center in ...

Complete Guide to Wheeler Peak Campground in Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Check out what to expect when camping ...

In terms of mammals, the park plays host to iconic creatures ranging from the bighorn sheep to the North American porcupine, while the intermountain bristlecone pine serves as Great Basin’s most ...

It used to be the oldest tree in the region until scientists discovered another Great Basin bristlecone pine nearby that was over 5,000 years old. The Pando is a group of interconnected quaking ...