Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Mesa Top Trail, Jefferson County, Colorado
	Tom Schweich

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Crosses the top of North Table Mountain, from west to east.

Other articles: North Table Loop at Mesa Top Trl

Locations: North Table Mountain Park.

Junction: North Table Loop

Other articles: Field Notes Wednesday, June 1st Coll. No. 1502, 12 Jul 2016
Douglas Fir above the Mesa Top Trail
Coll. No. 1502, Pseudotsuga menziesii “Douglas Fir”

Douglas Fir tree above the trail.

Other articles: Field Notes 20 Jul 2015
Mesa Top Trail on North Table Mountain.

Trail turns east in a small canyon.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1237, 20 Jul 2015
Coll. No. 1237, Elymus canadensis

Elymus canadensis

Other articles: Field Notes 20 Jul 2015 Coll. No. 1236, 20 Jul 2015
Much of North Table Mountain is closed due to sensitive resources.
Radio tower on North Table Mountain

Habitat of Coll. No. 1236, Monarda pectinata

Other articles: “Tilting Mesa Cut-Off” at Mesa Top Trl Field Notes 20 Jul 2015

Locations: North Table Mountain.
Trail closed due to high water in pond.

Junction: “Tilting Mesa Cut-Off” a formerly unnamed trail between radio tower and pond to Tilting Mesa Trail, but now it has become a segment of the Mesa Top Trail.

Note: This segment of the trail is closed below.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1500, 12 Jul 2016 Coll. No. 1500.1, 12 Jul 2016 Coll. No. 1500.2, 12 Jul 2016 Coll. No. 1960, 21 Jun 2018
Coll. No. 1500.1, Hordeum pusillum
Coll. No. 1500.2, Verbena bracteata

Coll. No. 1960, Ranunculus sceleratus

Trail skirts north side of pond. Location of Coll. No. 1500.1, Hordeum pusillum, Coll. No. 1500.2, Verbena bracteata.

Other articles: Field Notes 20 Jul 2015
Pond near Mesa Top Trail.

Pond

Other articles: Tilting Mesa Trail at Mesa Top Trl

Note: This segment of the trail is closed above.

Junction: Tilting Mesa Trail

Junction: Rim Rock Trail

Other articles: Cottonwood Canyon Trail at Mesa Top near Mesa Top Trl Field Notes 8 Nov 2015
Junction of Cottonwood Canyon Trail with Mesa Top Trail

Junction: Cottonwood Canyon Trail

Other articles: Field Notes 8 Nov 2015

Near the junction with the Cottonwood Canyon Trail.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1804, 7 May 2018
Location of Coll. No. 1804, Juncus sp.

Mesa Top Trail crosses watercourse on planks.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1137, 9 Jun 2015
Habitat of Coll. No. 1137, Lupinus argenteus
Coll. No. 1137, Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus

Habitat of Coll. No. 1037, Lupinus argenteus.

Other articles: Field Notes Tuesday, June 9th
Upper part of Mesa Top Trail.

Junction: Rim Rock Trail, east.

The trail was closed because of washout from September 2013 storms. It has since re-opened.

Waterfall beside Mesa Top Trail.

Waterfall at rim of mesa.

Mesa Top Trail where it was formerly washed out.

Mesa Top Trail in May 2018 after repair.

Other articles: Field Notes Tuesday, June 9th
Mesa Top Trail just below the washout.

View upwards across the washout to closure.

Other articles: Field Notes Tuesday, June 9th Coll. No. 1138, 9 Jun 2015 Coll. No. 1803, 7 May 2018 Glossary petiolule
Coll. No. 1803, Medicago lupulina.
Easley Road area seen from Mesa Top Trail.

Habitat of Coll. No. 1138, Phacelia heterophylla

Coll. No. 1803, Medicago lupulina

Location of Coll. No. 1803, Medicago lupulina.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015
Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea
Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

Aristida purpurea, determination tentative.

Other articles: Field Notes 22 May 2017
Mesa Top Trail, on east side of North Table Mountain.
Old road on the side of North Table Mountain.

North Table Loop from the Mesa Top Trail

View up the trail, just below the switchback.

Other articles: Field Notes Coll. No. 1141, 9 Jun 2015
Coll. No. 1141, Astragalus drummondii
Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1141, Astragalus drummondii

Other articles: Field Notes Tuesday, June 9th
Lower end of North Table Mountain

Inside the barrier at the lower end of the Mesa Top Trail.

Other articles: North Table Loop at Mesa Top Trl

Junction: North Table Loop, east.

Literature Cited

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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/19/2020 5:16:38 PM