Eastern Mojave Vegetation Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Road 181 "Jordan Spring Road," Mono County, California  
 

Tom Schweich  
Home Page  Winds around on top of Copper Mountain.

Other articles:
• Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Road 180:   at Jordan Spr Rd SW;  

 Junction: Old Virginia Highway SW, the southwest junction with Old Virginia Highway.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  22 Jun 2012;
• Mono Lake Basin Flora:   Lundy Cyn;

Locations: Deer Creek.

Images:
- Lundy Canyon from Copper Mountain  
More Images:
Deer Creek canyon above Lundy Canyon
View point west into Lundy Canyon.

Locations: Copper Mountain.  

 Small road junction, about 300 m to the east is the peak of Copper Mountain.
  For about a mile Jordan Spring Road roughly follows the ridgeline overlooking Lundy Canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   22 Jun 2012;

Images:
- Mono City from Copper Mountain  

 On the north shoulder of Copper Mountain is a good viewpoint for the northern Mono Lake basin.

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 787;  Coll. No. 788;  Coll. No. 789;  Coll. No. 791;  Coll. No. 792;  Coll. No. 792.1;  Coll. No. 792.2;  Coll. No. 793;   Coll. No. 794;  Coll. No. 795;  Coll. No. 796;  Coll. No. 856, 22 Jun 2012;  Coll. No. 857, 22 Jun 2013;

Locations: Jordan Spring.

Images:
- Coll. No. 787, Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis  

Jordan Spring

More Images:
Coll. No. 787, Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis Coll. No. 788, Erythranthe guttata Coll. No. 789, Toxicoscordion venenosum Coll. No. 789, Toxicoscordion venenosum (S. Watson) Rydb. Coll. No. 791, Navarretia breweri
Coll. No. 791, Navarretia breweri Coll. No. 792.1 Coll. No. 792.2 Coll. No. 793, Phacelia humilis var. humilis Coll. No. 793, Phacelia humilis var. humilis
Coll. No. 795, Montia chamissoi Coll. No. 796, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata Coll. No. 856, Allium bisceptrum Coll. No. 857, Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. pubescens
There is a short access road to the spring.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  10 Sep 2011;  201206220010;

Images:
- View of Jordan Spring
- Jordan Spring.  

 View of Jordan Spring to the southwest.

Other articles:
• Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Road 180:   at Jordan Spr Rd NE;  

 Junction: Old Virginia Highway NE, the northeast junction with Old Virginia Highway.
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Date and time this article was prepared: 3/11/2026 7:42:44 PM