Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Tom Schweich |
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West to east from Colorado to Michigan | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, just below Vail, turn east for Vail, or west for Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. | |||
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Minturn.
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Minturn
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Locations: Gilman. |
Gilman
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Red Cliff.
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Red Cliff
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Junction: Forest Road 703, southwest up Homestake Creek to Homestake Reservoir. | |||
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Junction: Forest Road 705 “No Name Road,” leads eventually to Wurtz Ditch and back to US Highway 24. | |||
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Camp Hale.
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Camp HaleCamp Hale, between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley in Colorado, was a U.S. Army training facility constructed in 1942 for what became the 10th Mountain Division. It was named for General Irving Hale and was at an elevation of 9,200 feet (2,800 m) above sea level. Onslow S. Rolfe, who had developed mountain warfare techniques as commander of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, was selected to command Camp Hale. Soldiers were trained in mountain climbing, Alpine and Nordic skiing, cold-weather survival as well as various weapons and ordnance. When it was in full operation, approximately 15,000 soldiers were housed there. | |||
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Locations: Burton Ditch. |
Junction: Forest Road 101 “Tennesee Pass Road”, to Cooper Hill Ski Area, and Ewing (Burton) Ditch. | |||
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Tennessee Pass.
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Tennessee PassThe Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad constructed a narrow gauge railroad over Tennessee Pass in 1881 as part of their extension to the Aspen area in order to beat the Colorado Midland's standard gauge route to the rich mining area. In 1890, a new standard gauge line was built from Pueblo, to Grand Junction, and jointly with the Colorado Midland Railway, a tunnel was constructed about 200 ft (61 m) below the summit. In 1945, the old Tennessee Pass Tunnel was replaced by a newer tunnel. In recent times, the Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass line was the highest active mainline railroad mountain pass in the United States. The line, now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, is currently embargoed (the tracks are out of service but still in place). | |||
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Junction: County Road 21, northeast to the Tennessee Pass Tunnel. | |||
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Crane Park.
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Crane Park | |||
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Junction: Forest Road 100 “Meadow Drive,” a.k.a. County Road 19, generally west in the direction of Wurtz (Wurts) Ditch. | |||
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Locations: West Tennessee Creek. |
Cross West Tennessee Creek. | |||
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Tennessee Park.
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Tennessee ParkAs near as I can tell, nothing of note occurred in Tennessee Park.
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Junction: County Road 18 “East Tennessee Road” | |||
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Junction: Forest Road 109 | |||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 91 Colorado Highway 91 ascends Fremont Pass along the East Fork Arkansas River to the Climax Molybdenum Mine and then descends Tenmile Creek to Wheeler Junction, now most commonly known as the Copper Mountain Ski Area. | |||
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| Poplar Street, Highway 24 follows north northwest. | ||||
| East 9th Street, Highway 24 follows east north east. | ||||
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Locations: Leadville. |
LeadvilleLeadville City Hall, on Harrison street, between 8th Street and 9th Street. | |||
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7th Street, becomes County Route 3. | |||
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6th Street, traffic signal | |||
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Intersection: 5th Street, to the east becomes County Route 1. | |||
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4th Street | |||
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Leadville Historic District | |||
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Monroe Street, access to County Route 2. | |||
| Highway curves southeast. | ||||
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Junction: County Road 4 “McWethy Drive”, to Turquoise Lake. | |||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 300, west to the Leadville National Fish Hatchery. | |||
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Junction: Lake County Road 7 “Weston Pass Road”, south, then east over Weston Pass. | |||
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Interpretive panel at narrows along the Arkansas River. | |||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 82, west to Independence Pass, then Aspen, and Glenwood Springs. | |||
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Lake County above … Chaffee County below … | ||||
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Locations: Granite. |
GraniteSituated between the Mosquito and the Sawatch mountain ranges, Granite is a high mountain town located on the Arkansas River midway between Leadville to the north, and Buena Vista to the south. It is in close proximity to the second and third highest peaks in the contiguous United States, Mount Elbert and Mount Massive. The town has a rich history from its days during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, when it began as a mining camp and quickly boomed into a city of 3,000, holding the county seat. Early prospectors, such as Horace Tabor, were attracted to the area. | |||
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Otero Pumping PlantEast of the highway is the Otero Pumping Plant. It takes water from the Arkansas River and pumps it over Trout Creek Pass. Half the water is delivered to Spinney Mountain Reservoir for use by the City of Aurora. The remaining half continues in the pipeline to Ramparts Reservoir for the City of Colorado Springs. | |||
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Elephant Rock.
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Buena Vista.
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Buena Vista
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Locations: Cottonwood Creek. |
Cross Cottonwood Creek | |||
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Junction: US Highway 285, south. | |||
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Trout Creek Pass | |||
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Junction: US Highway 285, north. | |||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 9, north. | |||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 9, south. | |||
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Locations: South Park. |
“South Park”The flat commonly known as “South Park,” although the Board of Geographic Names does not accept that name for this flat. | |||
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Junction: Park County Road 77 “Tarryall Road,”, along Tarryall Creek to US Highway 285 at Jefferson. A good road and pretty drive, if you are not in a hurry. | |||
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Lake George | |||
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Locations: Florissant. |
FlorissantJunction: Teller County Road 1, south to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. | |||
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Locations: Ute Pass. |
Ute PassNamed for an ancient Ute Indian route which extended from South Park through Manitou Springs to the plains. | |||
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Colorado SpringsJunction: US Interstate 25 | |||
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Colorado above … Kansas below … | ||||
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Kansas above … Missouri below … | ||||
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Missouri above … Illinois below … | ||||
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Illinois above … Indiana below … | ||||
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Indiana above … Ohio below … | ||||
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Ohio above … Michigan below … | ||||
| Junction: US Interstate 75, near Clarkston, MI, east end of highway. | ||||
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Date and time this article was prepared: 3/23/2025 6:09:05 PM |
