Eastern Mojave Vegetation Golden Cliffs Trail, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Trail on North Table Mountain

Other articles:
• North Table Loop:   at Golden Cliffs Trl;
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageJunction of Golden Cliffs Trail with North Table Loop Trail  

Junction: North Table Loop
  Spur Trail to high point. Golden Cliffs trail continues down watercourse to break in rim.

Other articles:
• Ford Street:   bet Iowa & 1st;
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;  27 Mar 2019;

Locations: North Table Mountain.
Full Size ImageI don't think closing the trail has worked.  

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North Golden seen from North Table Mountain
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Radio facility on North Table Mountain
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Lichen Peak on North Table Mountain
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Sea Cliffs climbing area in old quary on North Table Mountain
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View down the southwest face of North Table Mountain
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US Bureau of Reclamation bench mark
[High point on rim of North Table Mountain. US Bureau of Reclamation survey points, badly damaged,]

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageParonychia jamesii as seen on top of North Table Mountain  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   10 Feb 2017;  27 Mar 2019;
Full Size ImageWhere I previously found Munroa squarrosa.
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Munroa squarrosa “False Buffalo Grass”
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Location where Munroa squarrosa was found
Location where Munroa squarrosa was found. This is not the location of Coll. No. 1551 of that taxon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  27 Mar 2019;
Full Size ImageGrrrr, Someone rode their mountain bike off trail in the mud.
Full Size ImageNorth Table Loop climbs out of Golden Ravine.  

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Mouth of Golden Ravine.
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Coyote in Golden Ravine.
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Small herd of deer on North Table Mountain.
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Two golf balls on top of the mesa.
A little ramble over to the rim of Golden Ravine.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageProject BudBurst Monitoring Plot
Full Size ImageMountain Bluebird family on North Table Mountain  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1067;   Coll. No. 1068;

Locations: North Table Mountain.
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida  

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Coll. No. 1068, Ambrosia psilostachya
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Coll. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida
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Coll. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida
 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;   10 Feb 2017;
Full Size ImageFront Range Climbing Stewards trailer at top of Golden Cliffs Trail
Full Size ImageGolden from south rim of North Table Mountain  

Rim of North Table Mountain

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 1549, 1 Sep 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1549, Pseudognaphalium canescens  

Coll. No. 1549, Pseudognaphalium ?

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageBreak in rim.  

Break in rim, trail climbs through.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageClimber on Golden Cliffs.  

Climbing area

Other articles:
• Climbing Access Trail:   at s. end;
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageSwitchback to rim of North Table Mountain  

Obscure switchback directly to break in rim.

Junction: Climbing Access Trail, trail along base of cliffs to the north and west, until it climbs over the rim near the intersection of the North Table Loop and Golden Cliffs Trail.

  Post. Switchback to climbing area.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageNorthern Flicker along Golden Cliffs Trail  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageAlong the Golden Cliffs Trail  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;
Full Size ImageBench on the Golden Cliffs Trail  

Bench under Juniper

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1320, 4 May 2016;   10 Mar 2017;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1320, Mertensia lanceolata along the Golden Cliffs Trail.
Full Size ImageSouth Table Mountain Fire on north slope of South Table Mountain  

Location of Coll. No. 1320, Mertensia lanceolata

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1319, 4 May 2016;   10 Feb 2017;
Full Size ImageGrossulariaceae Ribes aureum
Full Size ImageRibes aureum in winter.  

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Twigs of Ribes aureum in winter.
Location of collection no. 1319, Ribes aureum

Other articles:
• Social Trail:   at Golden Cliffs;  

Junction: Social trail from overflow parking.

 

 

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:   dev. trlhds.;
• Peery Parkway:  29900;
• Field Notes:   8 Oct 2014;

Locations: North Table Mountain Park.
Full Size ImageGolden Cliffs Trailhead  

Golden Cliffs Trailhead

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Trailhead Art, Golden Cliffs Trail
 
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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:40:28 PM