Editing Picea engelmannii (section)

==Distribution==

Engelmann spruce is mostly a higher-elevation mountain tree, in many areas reaching the [[tree line]], but at lower elevations occupies cool watered canyons.<ref name=":02" /> It grows from {{convert|520-3650|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level,<ref name=":02" /> rarely lower towards the northwest.

Englemann spruce is native to western [[North America]], common in the [[Rocky Mountains]] and east slopes of the [[Cascade Range]] from central [[British Columbia]] to [[Southern Oregon]] in the Cascades and [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], and [[Colorado]], and more sparsely towards [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] in the [[Sky islands]];<ref name=":02" /> there are also two isolated populations in [[Northern Mexico]]. 

It appears in the canyons of the [[Idaho Panhandle]] and more limitedly in the northeastern [[Olympic Mountains]], which features some exceptionally large specimens, including one {{Convert|2.1|m|ft|abbr=on|frac=2}} in diameter and {{Convert|179|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall.<ref name=":02" /> It can be found in the [[Cascade Range]], mostly on the eastern slopes, from elevations of {{Convert|900-1800|m|abbr=on}} and liberally in the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=":02" /> It can also be found in the [[Monashee]] and [[Selkirk Mountains]], as well as the highlands surrounding the [[Interior Plateau]].