<b>Sierra Madre</b>, Carbon County, Wyoming.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Sierra Madre, Carbon County, Wyoming.

The Sierra Madre Range is a mountain range in the western United States, located in south-central Wyoming and north-central Colorado. Geologically, it may be considered an extension of the Park Range of Colorado. South of the Great Divide Basin, the US Continental Divide runs along the Sierre Madre high points. Its western basins drain into the Colorado River and its eastern into the North Platte River. Buck Mountain, elevation 11,396 feet (3,474 meters), is the highest peak in the range and lies within Colorado. Bridger Peak, elevation 11,004 feet (3,354 meters), is the range's highest elevation in Wyoming.

Elevation: 10962ft, 3341m.

Articles that refer to this location:

Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Bromus polyanthus;
Detailed Notes About Colorado Taxa: Notes on Bromus polyanthus, Shear, 1900;

Literature Referring To This Location:

Shear, Cornelius L. 1900. A revision of the North American Species of Bromus Occurrung North of Mexico. Studies on American Grasses. Bulletin. 23: 56. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, July 3, 1900. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27548#page/169/

Original illustration of Bromus polyanthus.

No collections made at this location.

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:32 PM, 8/1/2026.