Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Tom Schweich |
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Peak to Peak Highway. | |||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 7 | |||
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Junction: NF-112 “Brainard Lake Road”, to Red Rock Lake, Brainard Lake, etc. | |||
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Locations: Ward. |
Ward | |||
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Junction: Gold Hill Road | |||
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Junction: Sugarloaf Road | |||
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Mud Lake.
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Mud LakeWest of highway, access by way of County Road 126 just to the north. | |||
| The north edge of Nederland is the location of a collection of Frasera speciosa. | ||||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 119, to Boulder. | |||
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Locations: Nederland. |
Nederland | |||
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Sundance Café | |||
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Junction: County Road 132 | |||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 119, to Black Hawk | |||
| For the next 3 miles CO Hwy 72 follows Beaver Creek to its junction with South Boulder Creek, and the transcontinental railroad line. | ||||
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Locations: Beaver Creek. |
Tungsten Mountain to the north. Beaver Creek to the south. | |||
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Somewhere on the hills to the north, between here and Magnolia Drive, is G. Jones collection of Frasera speciosa. | |||
| Junction of Beaver Creek with South Boulder Creek. | ||||
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Pinecliffe | |||
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Junction: Twin Spruce - Gap Road | |||
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Driveway, south side, entrance to 27090 State Highway 72. | ||||
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Pull out, north side, deep enough to turn around, on curve, limited sight distance. | ||||
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North side, entrance to Le Duwaik Estate. | ||||
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Parking, south side, deep enough to turn around in, opposite 26449 State Highway 72. | |||
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Locations: Coal Creek. |
Cross Coal Creek | |||
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Driveway, north side, access to 26389 State Highway 72. | ||||
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Parking, south side, small, opposite ridge, with smashed picnic table beside creek.
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Parking, south side, access to a small canyon, may be contiguous with the next. | ||||
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Parking, south side, opposite a ridge. | ||||
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Driveway, north side, to 26009 State Highway 72. | ||||
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Driveway, north side, to 26069 State Highway 72 | ||||
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Coal Creek Canyon Study Area, Lacey Parcel.
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Parking, south side, overlooking canyon to the southwest.
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Canyon Pines Drive | ||||
| Pass under Union Pacific transcontinental railroad. | ||||
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Locations: Coal Creek Canyon. |
Mouth of Coal Creek Canyon. | |||
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Junction: Blue Mountain Drive | |||
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Locations: Coal Creek Canyon Park. |
Coal Creek Canyon Park | |||
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Coal Creek Canyon.
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View west from Plainview Road | |||
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Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park.
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Junction: Plainview Road | |||
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Rocky Flats.
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View east from Plainview Road | |||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 93, north to Boulder, or south to Golden. | |||
| Junction: Indiana Street, at W. 86th Parkway. | ||||
| Junction: W. 64th Avenue, at Indiana. | ||||
| Junction: Ward Road, at W. 64th. | ||||
| Junction: 58th Avenue, at Ward Road. | ||||
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Locations: Van Bibber Park. |
Van Bibber Park5575 Ward Rd. | |||
| Junction: 52nd Avenue, at Ward Road. | ||||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, at Exit 266.
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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/24/2026 11:30:54 AM |