Butterfly Peak

The area contains one of the largest varieties of tree and shrub species to be found in any one place in the southwest. Conifer species include Arizona, Chihuahua, Ponderosa, and Pinyon pines, Douglas-fir, white fir, and several Junipers. Among the broadleaf species are aspen, cottonwood, walnut sycamore, maple, cherry, locust, dogwood, alder, live oaks, and madrone.  Shrubs and herbs comprise a wide range of species. At the time of establishment (1935), the vegetation was in a “splendid state of preservation.”