Welcome to the High Elevations, a mountain-habitat area. This area represents the middle and high elevations of the nearby Cascade and Olympic Mountains. Here you will find various high elevation tree species such as mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), Alaska yellow cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis), Sitka mountain ash (Sorbus sitchensis), Rocky Mountain maple (Acer glabrum), along with such herbaceous plants as beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), Sitka valerian (Valeriana sitchensis), and various culturally important species including black huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum), Cascade huckleberry (V. deliciosum), and Alaska/oval-leaved blueberry (V. ovalifolium).