lodgepole pine
noun
lodge·pole pine
ˈläj-ˌpōl- 
: any of several pines of western North America with needles in pairs and short ovoid usually asymmetric cones: such as
a
: a small chiefly coastal pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta) with thick deeply furrowed bark and hard strong coarse-grained medium-light wood
b
: a tall straight pine (P. contorta var. latifolia) with thin and little furrowed bark and soft weak fine-grained lightweight wood
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Regardless of your route, the whole way is lined with Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, sparkling alpine lakes, and the jagged peaks that gave the Sawtooths their name.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
Pitkin Creek Trail also leads to views of a glistening waterfall after about 3 miles of reasonably strenuous initial climbing through aspen glades, lodgepole pine, and wildflower meadow.
—Shauna Farnell, The Denver Post, 3 July 2024
One of the marquee drives in America’s national park system, the two-lane Tioga Road bisects Yosemite’s alpine center, passing through subalpine meadows and forests of lodgepole pine and juniper.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
Pitkin Creek Trail also leads to views of a glistening waterfall after about 3 miles of reasonably strenuous initial climbing through aspen glades, lodgepole pine, and wildflower meadow.
—Shauna Farnell, The Denver Post, 3 July 2024
One of the marquee drives in America’s national park system, the two-lane Tioga Road bisects Yosemite’s alpine center, passing through subalpine meadows and forests of lodgepole pine and juniper.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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“Lodgepole pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lodgepole%20pine. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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lodgepole pine
noun
lodge·pole pine
ˌläj-ˌpōl-
: any of several western North American pines with needles in pairs and short cones
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