Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Coal Creek. Coal Creek Canyon Study Area, Lacey Parcel.

Elevation: 6499ft, 1981m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Colorado State Highway 72: at Coal Ck Cyn;  near Plainview; 
• Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd;  5 Apr 2024;  12 Apr 2024; 

Looking west from parking area.	Looking east from parking area.	View west (up canyon) from pullout.	View east (down canyon) in Coal Creek Canyon.	View of canyon to the southwest.
View out of the canyon to the east.	View up canyon from the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon.	Wide-angle view of Canyon 2 on left and Coal Creek Canyon on right.	Drainage S2 in the Lacey parcel of Coal Creek Canyon Study Area.	California Zephyr climbs the Moffat Route across the canyon.
Looking west on CO Hwy 72, Coal Creek Canyon Road.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac (Oth) CC:6

Fabaceae

Amorpha fruticosa L. False Indigo (Oth) CC:7

Cyperaceae

Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. Shortbeak Sedge (Oth) CC:5

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:20:19 PM, 4/24/2026.