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Circumnavigates North Table Mountain and then some.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
N Table Mtn;
• Wyoming Circle:
at trailhead;
• North Table Loop:
at N Table Mtn;
• Field Notes:
Friday, 3 October;
Locations:
North Table Mountain Park.
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North Table Loop Trailhead
Junction: North Table Loop, which starts with a steep constant grade up the old quarry road to the south east.
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Other articles:
• North Table Mountain Trail:
at N Table Loop;
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Junction: North Table Mountain Trail, a City of Golden trail, and road to water tank.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
8 Nov 2015;
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Small catchment basin, and game trail onto lower mesa to north.
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Other articles:
• Social Trail:
at n tbl lp;
• Field Notes:
Thursday, March 3rd;
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Junction: Social Trail, south, above the water tank to the North Table Mountain Trail.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
8 Jun 2018;
8 Jun 2025;
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Physocarpus below the quarry road.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Thursday, March 3rd;
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Outcrop of sandstone and conglomerate between basalt flows.
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Other articles:
• North Table Loop:
near Golden Cliffs Trl;
• Field Notes:
9 Jun 1976;
25 Jun 1976;
Friday, 3 October;
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Other articles:
• North Quarry Climbing Access Trail:
at n. end;
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Junction: Climbing Access Trail
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Friday, April 22nd;
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View of climbing area from North Table Loop near the Tilting Mesa Trail.
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Other articles:
• Tilting Mesa Trail:
at N Table Lp;
• Field Notes:
Thursday, March 3rd;
Locations:
North Table Mountain.
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North Table Mountain
Junction: Tilting Mesa Trail
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1407, 8 Jun 2016;
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At the north end of the spoils pile there is a taller pile with an Oenothera on the west-facing slope.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1404, 8 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1405, 8 Jun 2016;
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Spoils pile to east of North Table Loop. Location of several collections, including Cryptantha virgata, Townsendia grandiflora, and Oenothera cespitosa.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1095, 30 Apr 2015;
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Location of Nothocalais cuspidata, Coll. No. 1095.
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Other articles:
• North Quarry Climbing Access Trail:
at s. end;
• Field Notes:
Friday, April 22nd;
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Junction: (trail through Sea Cliffs)
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Friday, April 22nd;
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View south from trail junction.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1094, 40 Apr 2015;
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Collection No. 1094, Viola nuttallii
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Other articles:
• Spur Social Trail:
at N Table Mtn Loop;
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Junction: Social Trail, west, down the rim, and to North Table Mountain Trail (City of Golden).
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Other articles:
• Golden Cliffs Trail:
at N Tbl Loop;
• Climbing Access Trail:
at N Table Mtn Lp;
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Junction: Golden Cliffs Trail
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1402, 8 Jun 2016;
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Astragalus agrestis in the small swale between North Table Loop and the Golden Cliffs Trail.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Myosurus minimus;
• Field Notes:
Thursday, June 2nd;
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Tiny Mousetails (Myosurus minimus) and Foothills Arnica (Arnica fulgens). Also found here Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis.
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Other articles:
• North Table Loop:
near top;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1274, 29 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1275, 29 Jul 2015;
Coll. No. 1276, 29 Jul 2015;
Saturday, February 28th;
Coll. No. 1553, 1 Sep 2016;
Coll. No. 3398, 8 Jun 2025;
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Location of Coll Nos. 1274-1276.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Saturday, February 28th;
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Creek crosses trail from north.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Saturday, February 28th;
Coll. No. 1343, 12 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1344, 13 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1448, 22 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1450, 22 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1602, 8 May 2017;
Coll. No. 1602.1, 8 May 2017;
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Creek crosses trail from north. Location of Coll. No. 1343-4.
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Literature Cited:
- Kilburn, Paul D., and Sally L. White, 1992.
Locations:
Golden Ravine.
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Golden Ravine
“Golden Ravine” is a name applied to this ravine by Kilburn & White (1992). Jefferson County Open Space does not apply a name to this location.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Saturday, February 28th;
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View to the east of North Table Loop.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Obs. No. 1553, 8 May 2017;
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Escobaria vivipara beside the trail.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Saturday, February 28th;
Coll. No. 1340, 12 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1341, 12 May 2016;
Locations:
Golden Ravine.
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Some of the small groves of trees below the trail include Prunus virginiana “chokecherry” and Fraxinus americana “White Ash.”
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Other articles:
• Social Trail:
at N Table Loop;
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Junction: Social trail to Easley Road.
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Literature Cited:
- Van Horn, Richard, 1972.
Other articles:
• Field Notes:
May 4, 1907;
September 16, 1907;
May 2, 1914;
at quarry;
Locations:
Tramway Quarry.
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Tramway Quarry
The Tramway Quarry mined basalt.
The quarry was somewhat troublesome to properties below.
On May 4, 1907 Cracks opened in the ground below, and the ground seemed to be moving.
A huge mass ploughed down the ountain below the quarry.
In September of the same year, A 12- by 12- by 12-foot boulder fell from the quarry and lodged in the Church Ditch just above a house.
Again, in 1914 a few thousand tons of
rock slumped several yards and covered up the access road at the
Tramway Quarry.
Mountain. Heavy snow and rain have softened the "clay and ash."
The ditch company and the railroad experienced much trouble in
previous years when great sections of hillside moved slowly down
toward Clear Creek.
Although rock was quarried for the Denver Tramway, there was indeed an aerial tranway over the Farmer's Highline canal to a crusher at Rockdale. A deed for the right-of-way was filed with the county clerk in 1915.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Corydalis aurea;
• Field Notes:
along trail;
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Corydalis aureus
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1312;
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Numerous Claytonia rosea along east to northeast-facing slopes.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Verbascum thapsus;
• Neighborhood Access Trail:
at N Table Lp;
• Field Notes:
8 Nov 2015;
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Junction: Neighborhood Access Trail, down to access points on Ulysses way.
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North Table Loop crosses the stream bed of Cottonwood Canyon.
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Social trail, probably an old road to the northwest up Cottonwood Canyon.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
8 Nov 2015;
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North Table Loop crosses the upper right of the photograph, while the Neighborhood Access Trail diverges down the canyon.
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Other articles:
• Cottonwood Canyon Trail:
at N Table Loop;
Locations:
Cottonwood Canyon.
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Junction: Cottonwood Canyon Trail, up to Mesa Top Trail.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Tuesday, June 9th;
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The Cottonwood Canyon Trail diverges from North Table Loop and climbs to the rim of the mesa. North Table Loop diverges down to the left here and in obscured by grasses.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Tuesday, June 9th;
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North Table Loop continues east around the mesa.
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Other articles:
• 44th Avenue:
Colorado Railroad Museum;
• Field Notes:
Tuesday, June 9th;
Coll. No. 1131, 9 Jun 2015;
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Trail rounds the lower slopes of a landslide.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
7 May 2018;
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Double row of bolts just below the trail.
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Cross top of landslide.
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Small switchback.
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Switchback, trail goes south from both sides.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
7 May 2018;
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Switchback, trail goes north from both sides.
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Old road crosses trail, below trail to south, above trail to north.
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Other articles:
• Lithic Trail:
at N Table Loop;
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Junction: Lithic Trail
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Tuesday, June 9th;
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Junction with Lithic Trail.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Amelanchier alnifolia;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1800, 7 May 2018;
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Location of Coll. No. 1800, Amelanchier alnifolia.
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Cross stream coming down from mesa top.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1518, 29 Jul 2016;
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Location of Coll. No. 1518, Stephanomeria pauciflora
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1801, 7 May 2018;
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Location of Coll. No. 1801, Amelanchier alnifolia.
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Other articles:
• Mesa Top Trail:
at N Table Loop;
• Field Notes:
Tuesday, June 9th;
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Junction: Mesa Top Trail
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Friday, 29 July 2016;
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Observation of Asclepias viridiflora.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1519, 29 Jul 2016;
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Coll. No. 1519, Solidago missouriensis, growing in rocks just above the trail.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1520, 29 Jul 2016;
Coll. No. 1648, 1 Jun 2017;
Coll. No. 1802, 7 May 2018;
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Large tree, maybe Corylus cornuta Ulmus americana (Coll. No. 1520, 1648, and 1802),
suggested by Audrey Boag and Cindy Trujillo.
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Access Point: West 53rd Drive, no parking.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1652, 1 Jun 2017;
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Location of Coll. No. 1652, Nassella viridula
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Other articles:
• North Table Loop:
near Metz parcel;
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Other articles:
• North Table Loop:
just east of Phlox;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1653, 1 Jun 2017;
Coll. No. 2487, 2 Jun 2021;
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Location of Coll. No. 1653, Phlox multiflora.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 2487, 2 Jun 2021;
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North Table Loop skirts the southwest corner of the Metz parcel.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1521, 29 Jul 2016;
Coll. No. 1654, 1 Jun 2017;
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Between two houses, south of North Table Loop, location of Coll. No. 1521, Heterotheca villosa var. villosa.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Verbesina encelioides;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1539, 18 Aug 2016;
Coll. No. 1540, 18 Aug 2016;
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Location of Coll. No. 1539, Verbesina encelioides and Coll. No. 1540 Dyssodia papposa.
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North Table Loop skirts the southwest corner of the Williams parcel.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Friday, 22 July 2016;
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Small saddle, little hill to the north.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1509, 22 Jul 2016;
Coll. No. 1510, 22 Jul 2016;
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North Table Loop descends to the west to meet the Mesa Spur Trail. The north-facing slopes to the south were the site of my collections 1509 Psoralidium tenuiflorum and 1510 Asparagus officinalis.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1813, 10 May 2018;
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A little hollow to the south with rich friable soil supports a population of Delphinium nuttallianum, Coll. No. 1813.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1814, 10 May 2018;
Coll. No. 1816, 10 May 2018;
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The ridge above the junction of North Table Loop with the Mesa Spur Trail seems to have a slightly higher diversity of plants.
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Other articles:
• Mesa Spur Trail:
at N Table Loop;
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Junction: Mesa Spur Trail , to access points off of W. 58th Avenue.
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Junction: Tablerock Trail , east.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Monday, July 13th;
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Tablerock subdivision below.
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Junction: Tablerock Trail , west.
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Other articles:
• Social Trail:
at N Table Loop;
• Field Notes:
20 Jul 2015;
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Social trail north into Tablerock.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
20 Jul 2015;
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Mesa Top Trail to the left; North Table Loop to the right.
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Other articles:
• Mesa Top Trail:
at N Table Loop;
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Junction: Mesa Top Trail, up to the mesa top and then across the mesa to the east.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1503, 12 Jul 2016;
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Near, i.e., just west of, junction with the Mesa Top Trail, as North Table Loop rounds the nose of a small ridge, is location oc Coll. No. 1503, Thelesperma megapotamicum “Hopi Tea Greenthread.” Like Coll. No. 1504, Hymenopappus filifolius the leaves are very finely divided to thin filiform segments.
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“Road” crosses the trail. To the south it leads to a water tank operated by the North Table Mountain Water and Sanitation District.
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Bridge over ephemeral stream.
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Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:
Lepidium draba;
Alyssum simplex;
Thlaspi arvense;
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1365, 24 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1366, 24 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1367, 24 May 2016;
Coll. No. 1382, 1 Jun 2016;
Coll. No. 1383, 1 Jun 2016;
21 Sep 2025;
Locations:
Ramstetter Reservoir.
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About half-way between North Table Mountain trailhead and the Mesa Top Trail; collecting locality.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
24 May 2018;
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A little more than a 1/4 mile of new trail because of problems with mud.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Coll. No. 1504, 12 Jul 2016;
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Location of Coll. No. 1504, Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. var. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. “Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White.”
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Trail skirts access road and parking lot.
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Other articles:
• North Table Loop:
at N Table Mtn Trlhd;
• CO Hwy 93:
at N Table Mtn TH;
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North Table Loop Trailhead
Junction: North Table Loop, clockwise around North Table Mesa, heading north and turning east.
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
