United States, Colorado, Chaffee, Sawatch Range, Hoffman Park, 3 mi. NW of Garfield. Big Bertha pit (molybdenite ore deposit).
38.5786012 -106.3153309 +-1000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM on the southeast slopes of Mount Aetna at an unnammed mine. RA
3696 meters
12125 ft
Elev. 11750-12500 ft. SE facing slope of 35-45 degrees, cirque.
Flr & Frt
Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. sens. lat. Short-spiked alpine race, connected by intergradation with slender-spiked forms, usually of lower altitudes and shaded sites. This is Hultén's subsp. congdonii, det. W. A. Weber, November 24, 1995. Garfield quad. Original ID: Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. Voucher Plants for Mt. Aetna Molybdenum Study.
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