Eastern Mojave Vegetation Cottonwood Canyon Road  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Cottonwood Canyon Road goes from California Highway 167 north of Mono Lake through the Bodie Hills to California Highway 270 near Bodie.

Other articles:
• California Highway 270:   at Cottonwood Cyn Rd;  

Junction: California Highway 270

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26-Jun-07 near Bodie;
• Mono Lake Basin Flora:   northwest corner;

Locations: Bodie.  

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Bodie

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20070626530;  

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Bodie from the South

Locations: Mono Basin.  

Rough Creek (Walker River) basin above, to the north …
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Mono Lake basin below, to the south …

Literature Cited:
- Messick, T. H., 1982.

Locations: Sugarloaf.  

Cottonwood Canyon Road nearly circumnavigates the flanks of Sugarloaf as it climbs out of Cottonwood Canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   25 Jul 2010;   Coll. No. 690.1;  Coll. No. 841;  Coll. No. 842, 20 Jun 2012;  Coll. No. 843, 20 Jun 2013;
• Notes:  Epilobium;  

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Miners cabin in Cottonwood Canyon.
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Coll. No. 690.1, Epilobium ciliatum
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Coll. No. 841, Epilobium sp.
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Coll. No. 842, Ranunculus cymbalaria
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Coll. No. 843, Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis
Small spring and miner's cabin where the road crosses the bottom of the canyon.

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• Field Notes:   in Cottonwood Canyon;

Locations: Cottonwood Canyon.  

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The road climbing out of Cottonwood Canyon
The road climbing out of Cottonwood Canyon.

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• Field Notes:   in Cottonwood Canyon;

Locations: Cottonwood Canyon.  

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Main channel of Cottonwood Canyon diverges from road
Main channel of Cottonwood Canyon joins the road.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 844, 20 Jun 2012;   20 Jun 2012;  

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Nest beside Cottonwood Canyon Road
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Coll. No. 843, Potentilla millefolia
Grackle nest just outside the road berm, and on the edge of a roadside wetland. Also, collecting locality of Potentilla millefolia.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20070626520;

Locations: Cottonwood Canyon.  

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Middle Cottonwood Canyon on the road to Bodie
Middle Cottonwood Canyon

Literature Cited:
- Messick, T. H., 1982.

Locations: Cottonwood Canyon.  

Enter Cottonwood Canyon. Cross into the area covered by Messick's (1982) Flora of the Bodie Hills.

Other articles:
• Dobie Meadows Road:   at Cottonwood Canyon Road;  

Junction: Dobie Meadows Road

 

 

Literature Cited:
- Cain, Ella M., 1961.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20070626510;

Locations: Goat Ranch.  

Goat Ranch

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Goat Ranch
 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20070626510;  

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Cabin at Goat Ranch
An old cabin at Goat Ranch

Other articles:
• Goat Ranch Cutoff:   at Cottonwood Cyn Rd;  

Junction: Goat Ranch Cutoff, goes along the Bodie Hills front to California Highway 167 very near to US Highway 395.

Other articles:
• California Highway 167:   at Cottonwood Canyon;  

Junction: California Highway 167
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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 2:55:18 PM