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The Alpine The Alpine is very high altitude, very cold, rocky, icy, and windy.

Its like a Tundra or arctic biome. Its either cold or dry through out the year. As you get higher in the mountain the temperature drops about 40 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit( 10 degrees for every 1000 meters). Altitude is around 10,000 feet. The is about 30 cm a year. The humidity in the Alpine is pretty dry. **Plants of the Alpine** **Firs**- Are a type of tree in the Alpine. They are tall and spiky and they are almost like a evergreen trees. **Conifers**- Their just like the firs but not as tall. **Moss campion**- In higher regions of the Alpine usually 5-15cm tall **Bear grass**- Bear grass look like grass but it is a lily **Alpine Phacelia( flower)-** It can be blue,violet, or white, 4 1/2 feet tall.

**Animals of the Alpine** **Elk-** It is one of the largest spcies of deer in the world. **Markhor-** It lives in altitude of 500-3500 meters. **Snow Leopard-** The population of snow leopards is 4,000 and 7,000 individuals.
 * Alpine Ibex- ** It lives in the rocky regions along the snow line above alpine forest.