Eastern Mojave Vegetation Illinois Street, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  North-south in Golden.

Other articles:
• How did rubber rabbitbrush get that long scientific name?:  Introduction;
• 4th Street:   at Illinois;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1064;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1064, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. graveolens  

Intersection: 4th Street

Other articles:
• How did rubber rabbitbrush get that long scientific name?:  Introduction;
• Alley:   at Illinois;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1063;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1063, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. graveolens  

Intersection: alley

Other articles:
• 5th Street:   at Illinois;
• Field Notes:   2 October 2021;   1 Apr 2024;
Full Size ImageCorner of 5th and Illinois.
Full Size ImageCorner of 5th and Illinois.  

Intersection: 5th Street

Other articles:
• 6th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 6th Street
  End of Street
 
Illinois Street does not cross Colorado Highway 58.
  End of Street
  Intersection: 7th Street
  Intersection: Miller Place

Other articles:
• 8th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 8th Street
 
Illinois Street breaks on the south side of 8th Street.

Other articles:
• Elm Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: Elm Street
  Intersection: 9th Street

Other articles:
• Clear Creek Trail:   at IllinoisN;  

Intersection: 10th Street, through traffic to Ford Street
 
Illinois Street does not cross Clear Creek.

Other articles:
• Clear Creek Trail:   at IllinoisS;  

Intersection: 11th Street, Spur to Clear Creek Trail

Other articles:
• 12th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 12th Street, to Miner's Alley parking.
  Intersection: 13th Street
  Intersection: 14th Street
  Intersection: 15th Street
  Intersection: 16th Street
  Intersection: 17th Street

Other articles:
• 18th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 18th Street

Other articles:
• 19th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 19th Street, west to 6th Avenue, US Highway 6, and Lookout Mountain Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   2 Mar 2024;
Full Size ImageSorbus aucuparia planted on Illinois Street.  

Sorbus aucuparia planted on Illinois Street near 20th Street.

  Intersection: 20th Street
  Intersection: 21st Street
  Intersection: 22nd Street
  Intersection: 23rd Street

Other articles:
• 24th Street:   at Illinois;  

Intersection: 24th Street
  Intersection: Homestake Drive
  Intersection: Cottonwood Circle

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Friday, October 9th;   4 Sep 2024;

Locations: Illinois Street Open Space.
Full Size ImageSouth end of Illinois Street.  

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Fossil Trace Golf Course
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Sign for South Illinois Open Space
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View of South Illinois Open Space.
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View from South Illinois Open Space into Fossil Trace Golf Course.
 

 
Full Size ImageMap of Kinney Run Botanic Field Trip.  

End of Field Trip

End of Street


Begin bicycle trail to 6th Avenue Trail.

This is the end of the Kinney Run Botanic Field Trip, if you are following it in the normal direction. Alternatively, this is the beginning of the field trip if you are following it in the reverse direction.

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1961, 7 Jul 18;   4 Sep 2024;

Locations: Deadman Gulch.
Full Size ImageFlowers of Epilobium hirsutum and fruit of Solanum dulcamara.  

Field Trip Stop 11

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Infestation of Epilobium hirsutum in Deadman Gulch.
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Coll. No. 1961, Solanum dulcamara
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Coll. No. 1961, Solanum dulcamara
Cross Kinney Run / Deadman Gulch

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 2925, 28 May 2023;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2925, Rhamnus cathartica on the bank of Deadman Gulch.
Full Size ImageColl. No. 2925, Rhamnus cathartica.  

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1962, 7 Jul 18;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1962, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani  

Field Trip Stop 10

Near 6th Avenue Trail

Other articles:
• 6th Avenue Trail:   at Illinois;  

Junction: 6th Avenue Trail

Other articles:
• Kinney Run Trail:   for Kinney Run field trip;  

If you are following the Kinney Run field trip in the reverse direction (south), make a sharp left (northwest) turn onto the 6th Avenue Trail, cross the creek, then make a sharp left turn (south) onto the Kinney Run Trail.

 
  Illinois Street is discontinuous here. There is a walking/bicycle path connecting the two segments of Illinois Street.
 

 

 

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  city limits;

Locations: Fossil Trace Golf Club.  

Fossil Trace Golf Club

 
  Road turns north into golf club house, if it continued straight it could connect with a northerly segment of Illinois Street.
  Public Works?
  Jefferson County Workforce, Child Support, and Registrar of Voters.
  Jefferson County Human Services Department

Other articles:
• Jefferson County Parkway:   at Illinois;  

Junction: Jefferson County Parkway
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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:40:29 PM