Forest Road 211

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Forest Road 211, Pike-San Isabel National Forest
	Tom Schweich

From Deckers Road south to Tarryall Road, about 25 miles. The first couple miles and last couple miles are the worst.

Other articles:
• County Route 126.: at FR 211;

Junction: County Road 126 “Deckers Road”

Other articles:
• Notes on Colorado Flora: Bouteloua simplex;
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 3374, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3376, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3377, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3378, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3380, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3381, 12 Sep 2024; Coll. No. 3383, 12 Sep 2024;

Locations: Dispersed Camp Site.
Coll. No. 3383, Symphyotrichum porteri.

COJefPSIDSX1: Location of a dispersed camping site we used a a base to collect from.

Coll. No. 3381, Erigeron divergens.

Coll. No. 3378, Castilleja integra.

Coll. No. 3374, Hymenothrix dissecta.

Fruit of Coll. No. 3376, Heterotheca villosa var. minor.

Coll. No. 3380, Bouteloua simplex.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 12 Sep 2024;
Aspens beginning to turn above 10,000 feet.
Aspens beginning to turn above 10,000 feet.

Where the road turns south …

Locations: North Twin Creek. Tarryall Mountains, East Slope.
Location Map

Cross North Twin Creek

Locations: Twin Creek.

Cross Twin Creek.

Molly Gulch Campground to the east

Entrance to Molly Gulch Campground

Cross Molly Gulch.

Literature Cited:
- Hawley, Charles C., and R. A. Wobus, 1977.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 12 Sep 2024;

Locations: Sheeprock.

View of Sheep Rock.

North end of Sheeprock from FR 211.

Junction: Road to Lost Valley Ranch

Locations: Geographic Center of Colorado.

Divide between Molly Gulch and Goose Creek. About 200 m. east is one of several geographic centers of Colorado. A number of vouchers have been georeferenced to this point, but I do not think they actually occur on the east slope of the Tarryall Mountains.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 2470, 24 May 2021;
Coll. No. 2470, Oxytropis multiceps
Sheeprock from Forest Road 211 near where we found the Oxytropis multiceps

Pull-off just north of road cut; location of Coll. No. 2470, Astragalus multiceps

Goose Creek Campground

Other articles:
• Forest Road 558: at FR 211;

Junction: FR 558, to Goose Creek Trailhead.

Literature Cited:
- Hawley, Charles C., and R. A. Wobus, 1977.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 12 Sep 2024;

Locations: Sheeprock. Tarryall Mountains.

View of Sheeprock. Pull out just south od Wildcat Creek.

Sheeprock from the south.

View north along the east slope of the Tarryall Mountains.

Jefferson County above …

Park County below …

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 12 Sep 2024;
Pilot Peak from the road.

View of Pilot Peak

Topaz Mountain Gem Mine

Other articles:
• Tarryall Road: at FR 211;

Junction: County Road 77, “Tarryall Road”

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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/12/2025 2:49:06 PM