4,000 to 5,000 m (14,000 to 17,000ft)
Above 4,000m vegetation gets more and more sparse, until around the snowline (4,500-4,700m) the only vegetation remaining is the everlasting, stunted grasses and the occasional senecio or lobelia in the most sheltered of spots.
Above 4,800m flowering plants cease to exist and only the hardiest plants that are left are lichens and mosses.
