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The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to the oldest trees in the world, is located in the White Mountains, east of the blaze, but a Cal Fire representative could not immediately be reached to comment about the potential threat to the pines.

Mandatory evacuations were in place for portions of northern Inyo and southeastern Mono counties, including Laws in Inyo County, Chalfant in Mono County and the White Mountains Wilderness Area.

Snowfall totals could range from 2 to 3 inches along the coast to up to two feet in the White Mountains in Maine and New Hampshire, Mr. Dumont said.

A former mill town in the White Mountains, Littleton reversed a long decline in part through art.

He recalled going on a trip years ago to the White Mountains near the northern border with Canada and getting pulled over by agents who demanded his identification.