Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
| Unaweep Seep Interpretive Area, Mesa County, Colorado. |
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Gazetteer Query: See also: Unaweep Canyon. |
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Locally known as “Swamp Hill”, the 79-acre Unaweep Seep is a very special wetland that has been designated as an Area of Critical Concern (ACEC) by the BLM. Spectacular granite cliffs rise above a unique, biologically diverse riparian area. The seep is home to a variety of water-loving plants including the rare Giant Helleborine and Canyon Bog orchid. One of a few known populations of the Nokomis Fritillary butterfly makes the seep its home. The diminutive butterfly’s caterpillar feeds on the Northern Bog violet. There is a large pullout with interpretive signs on the left
Towering 3,000 feet above Unaweep Seep to the north is Camel Point. Camel Point is not named for its resemblance to a camel, but rather after an outlaw by that name who carried the body of one of his victims to the top of the rock, throwing it off the edge in an attempt to hide his crime. He was later captured and punished.
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M, Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:38 PM, 8/1/2026. | |