Spring Creek

1939

2006

Description:

Plate 1329X. Spring Creek 1939 – 2006 Viewed west down Spring Canyon on Kanarra Mountain. The Pine Valley Mountains are in the distance. The foreground is more vegetated today than in the past. Conifers, oakbrush, pinyon, juniper, and other mountain brush species have increased, as have forest fuels. The hillside to the left of the canyon has been disturbed by mining activity.

Photo Information:

Original photograph taken by Gregory (No. 880) in 1939; retake by Charles E. Kay on July 15, 2006 - - Photo No. 5689-26. Original photograph held by the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Denver, CO.

Vegetative Community:

Conifer, Pinyon, Juniper, Mountain Brush

Location:

South West: Section 7, Range 11 West, Township 38 South; UTM 312200 E, 4152650 N; elevation 8,090 ft.

January 2018