The San Gorgonio Wilderness is home to several distinct biotic communities. During the Pleistocene period, the Wilderness was home to at least seven cirque and valley glaciers heading at elevations between 10,300 and 11,300 and ranging from mile to 1 miles in length. None descended below 8,700 feet. Today, one can identify the ancient glaciation by obvious cirques and large medial and terminal moraines up to 700 feet in height, one of which formed Dollar Lake . The Wilderness is also host to numerous species of plants and animals.
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When two links are present per species, the first is a close-up, the second is a full view. Please notify the site administrator if you detect an invalid link. Stinging Nettle Urtica spp. Whitethorn Ceanothus luecodermis Wild Buckwheat Erigonum spp. Ranger's Button Sphenosciadium capitellatum Indian Paintbrush C astilleja spp.