Colorado Highway 72

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Colorado State Highway 72
	Tom Schweich

	Peak to Peak Highway.
Other articles: • Colorado State Highway 7: 20000;	Junction: Colorado Highway 7
Other articles: • Brainard Lake Road: at CO 72;	Junction: NF-112 “Brainard Lake Road”, to Red Rock Lake, Brainard Lake, etc.
Locations: Ward.	Ward
Other articles: • Gold Hill Road: at CO SH 72;	Junction: Gold Hill Road
Other articles: • Sugarloaf Road: at CO 72;	Junction: Sugarloaf Road
	The north edge of Nederland is the location of a collection of Frasera speciosa.
Other articles: • CO Highway 119: at CO 72W;	Junction: Colorado Highway 119, to Boulder.
Locations: Nederland.	Nederland
Other articles: • CO Highway 119: at Sundance Café; • Field Notes: Sunday, November 9th; Sundance Caf e. Mountains near Nederland	Sundance Café
Other articles: • County Route 132: at CO 119;	Junction: County Road 132
Other articles: • CO Highway 119: at CO 72E;	Junction: Colorado Highway 119, to Black Hawk
	For the next 3 miles CO Hwy 72 follows Beaver Creek to its junction with South Boulder Creek, and the transcontinental railroad line.
Locations: Beaver Creek.	Tungsten Mountain to the north. Beaver Creek to the south.
Other articles: • County Route 132: at coll.;	Somewhere on the hills to the north, between here and Magnolia Drive, is G. Jones collection of Frasera speciosa.
	Junction of Beaver Creek with South Boulder Creek.
	Pinecliffe
Other articles: • Gap Road: at CO 72;	Junction: Twin Spruce - Gap Road
	Pass under Union Pacific transcontinental railroad.
Locations: Coal Creek Canyon.	Mouth of Coal Creek Canyon.
	Junction: Blue Mountain Road
Locations: Coal Creek Canyon Park.	Coal Creek Canyon Park
Other articles: • Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd; Locations: Coal Creek Canyon. Looking west on CO Hwy 72, Coal Creek Canyon Road.	View west from Plainview Road
Other articles: • Plainview Road: at CO 72; • Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd; Locations: Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park. Plainview Road at Colorado Highway 72, entrance to Ranson/Edwards Homestead Park.	Junction: Plainview Road
Other articles: • Field Notes: Monday, March 23rd; Locations: Rocky Flats. Rocky Flats below Coal Creek Canyon.	View east from Plainview Road
Other articles: • CO Hwy 93: at CO 72;	Junction: Colorado State Highway 93, north to Boulder, or south to Golden.
	Junction: Indiana Street, at W. 86th Parkway.
	Junction: W. 64th Avenue, at Indiana.
	Junction: Ward Road, at W. 64th.
	Junction: 58th Avenue, at Ward Road.
Locations: Van Bibber Park.	Van Bibber Park 5575 Ward Rd.
	Junction: 52nd Avenue, at Ward Road.
Other articles: • Interstate 70: at Ward;	Junction: US Interstate 70, at Exit 266.
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Ward

Nederland

Pinecliffe

Coal Creek Canyon Park

Van Bibber Park