<b>New Loveland Mine Park</b>, Jefferson County, Colorado.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

New Loveland Mine Park, Jefferson County, Colorado.

Query:

Park in Golden. Park in Golden, supposedly built over the site of the New Loveland Mine. However, the GNIS shows the New Loveland Mine to be quite a way north of Golden.

Elevation: 1771ft.

Articles that refer to this location:

5th Street, Golden, Colorado: New Loveland Mine Park;
Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Cenchrus longispinus; Bothriochloa bladhii;
Magpie Gulch Trail, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado: at New Loveland Mine Park;
Field Notes: 1 Sep 2020; 10 Sep 2023; 10 Oct 2023; 22 Oct 2023; 1 Mar 2024; 25 Mar 2024; 27 Mar 2024; 8 Apr 2024; 30 Sep 2024; 19 Dec 2024; 3 Feb 2025; 5 Feb 2025; 7 Feb 2025; 23 Mar 2025; 29 Mar 2025; 30 Mar 2025; 2 Mar 2026; 14 Mar 2026;

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

Area Plant List for Golden.

Informational sign at New Loveland Mine Park.	Moonrise at New Loveland Mine Park.	Moonrise at New Loveland Mine Park.	Lower end of social trail to High Point Drive.	Upper end of the shortcut social trail.
Trail widening caused by erosion.	The new Coors mural and Castle Rock from New Loveland Mine Park.	Social trail at minor junction.	North Table Mountain from New Loveland Mine Park.	Junction of social trails with Magpie Gulch Trail.
South end of the shortcut social trail.	View of Golden from New Loveland Mine Park at the height (depth?) of a 65% eclipse.	Bothriochloa bladhii in New Loveland Mine Park.	Skid-Steer tracks in the natural area of New Loveland Mine Park.	The first few bicycle tracks visible on Monday, 3 February 2025
Bicycle tracks on Wednesday, 5 February 2025	Digging and piling up of dirt.	Downhill runout from mountain bike jump.	Mountain bike jump.	Mountain bike trails in New Loveland Mine Park.
Backhoe tracks through the natural area of New Loveland Mine Park.	Rehabilitation of the social trail through New Loveland Mine Park.	Signage at the mountain bike trail.	Signage at south end of closed social trail.	Signage at lower end of mountain bike trail.
Planting around the sign for New Loveland Mine Park.	Garter snake across the trail.	The Giant Shovel.	The Giant Pick.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Asteraceae

Cichorieae

Microseridinae

Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nelson. Brownplume Wirelettuce (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Lepidium draba L. White Top, Hoary Cress (Obs)

Salicaceae

Populus deltoides Marshall monilifera (Aiton) Eckenw. Plains Cottonwood (TAS)

Poaceae

Paniceae

Cenchrinae

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern. Longspine Sandbur (TAS)

Triticeae

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey. Intermediate Wheatgrass (Obs)

Total number of taxa:	5
Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold)	3
Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic)	2
Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic)	0
Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed	0

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:01:37 PM, 4/4/2026.