Montane mixed conifer forests are found at middle to high elevations in the mountains from the Cascade Crest west and primarily at high elevations east of the Cascade Crest. These are usually dense forests, but can include woodlands with more than 30% canopy cover. Typically, you'll find Pacific silver fir, mountain hemlock, subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce, Shasta red fir, Alaska yellow-cedar, and noble fir in these forests, making them the intense focus of forestry operations.