White Reef
1922
2004
Description:
Plate 659X. White Reef 1922 – 2004 Viewed north along the eastern edge of White Reef to the Silver Reef mining district. Plates 659x, 660x, 661x, and 662x form a panorama. Shurbs, such as Mormon tea, blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima), cliff rose, and skunk brush appear to have increased in the foreground, while pinyon and juniper have increased in the distance. Grasses include cheatgrass and galleta (Hilaria jamesii).
Photo Information:
Original photograph taken by Hess (No. 1025) on May 29, 1922; retake by Darrell McMahon on May 12, 2004 - - Photo No. DM-8-8. Original photograph held by the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Denver, CO.
Vegetative Community:
Pinyon, Juniper, Dry Meadow
Location:
South West: Section 12, Range 14 West, Township 41 South; UTM 288927 E, 4123922 N; elevation 3,644 ft.