Eastern Mojave Vegetation Nightbird Gulch Trail, Mount Galbraith Park, Jefferson County, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Climbs from Golden up onto Mount Galbraith, measured length 1.7 mi (2.7 km), climb 908 ft (277 m).
  Junction: Cedar Gulch Trail, Mount Galbraith Loop Trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;   Obs. No. 1096, 3 May 2015;  

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View northeast out of Mount Galbraith Park.
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View southeast down Nightbird Gulch.
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Hikers on the Mount Galbraith Loop (above) and Cedar Gulch Trail (below).
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Obs. No. 1096, Echinocereus viridiflorus
Saddle at head of Nightbird Gulch.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1099, 3 May 2015;

Locations: Mount Galbraith Park.  

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Coll. No. 1099, Drymocallis fissa
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Coll. No. 1099, Drymocallis fissa
Coll. No. 1099 Potentilla and Coll. No. 1100 Erysimum collected in the rocks above the trail.
  Point of rocks, trail above turns west.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1101, 3 May 2015;  

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Habitat of Coll. No. 1101, Agoseris parviflora
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Coll. No. 1101, Agoseris parviflora
Agoseris parviflora on the little ridge to the north.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:   Schweich Hill;
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 24th;  

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View of Schweich Hill from Mount Galbraith
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Colorado School of Mines with Green Mountain in the background
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Downtown Denver from Mt. Galbraith.
Point of rocks, trail above turns southwest.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 24th;  

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Revegetation area on southeast slope of Mt. Galbraith
Trail runs north-south above revegetation plot.
  Switchback, trail above turns north.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;  

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Nightbird Gulch Trail skirts a small flat that is closed for revegetation.
The trail runs beside a flat, closed to permit revegetation.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 24th;  

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Schweich Hill from lower slopes of Mount Galbraith
Point of rocks, trail above turns south.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;  

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Nothocalais cuspidata on the Nightbird Gulch Trail
Nothocalais cuspidata along the Nightbird Gulch Trail.
  Trail above turns north.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;  

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Cryptantha virgata beside the Nightbird Gulch Trail.
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Cryptantha virgata beside the Nightbird Gulch Trail.
Cryptantha virgata beside the Nightbird Gulch Trail.
  Switch back, trail above turns east.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 24th;  

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Yay! Dog poop in a bag!
Trail marker, thoughtfully left by dog owner.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;  

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Orobanche fasciculatum in Nightbird Gulch
Orobanche fasciculata along the Nightbird Gulch Trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;

Locations: Nightbird Gulch.  

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View west, up Nightbird Gulch to saddle.
View up Nightbird Gulch.
  Point of rocks, trail above turns west northwest.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Sunday, May 3rd;  

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Lower portion of Nightbird Gulch Trail.
View south on lower Nightbird Gulch Trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 11th;  

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Upper Washington Open Space as seen from lower slopes of Mount Galbraith
Switch back, trail above turns south.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1060, 28 Aug 2014;  

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Dissected spikelet pair of Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon gerardii
Location of Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon gerardii

Other articles:
• Canyon Point Circle:   at t. h.;
• Field Notes:  Friday, November 24th;  

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Map of Nightbird Gulch Trail.
Trailhead: Canyon Point Circle
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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 2:59:12 PM