Silver Creek
Status
Established
Year Established
2000
Location
Station
State
Colorado
National Forest Regions
Rocky Mountain Region (R2)
40.201111, -106.686389
Silver Creek Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
12,343ac (4,995ha)
Elevation Range
8,815' (2,687m) - 10,687' (3,257m)
Primary Features
Silver Creek RNA has outstanding examples of late successional lodgepole pine forest and high quality subalpine sedge wetland plant communities. On the western slope of the Gore Range, the area was not glaciated.
Last updated January 31, 2023