Garfield County
Author(s): Kim Potter
County Seat: Glenwood Springs
Size: 2,952 square miles
Low Elevation: 4,918 ft. - East Salt Creek on the Mesa border
High Elevation: 12,354 ft. - Flat Top Mountain
Best Birds: Hepatic Tanager (1973), Black Phoebe (1994)
Checklist: Garfield County Checklist
Introduction: Garfield County. This long thin West Slope county contains vast diversity. In the west are sagebrush and scrub deserts; in the middle, the eroded canyons of the Roan Plateau; and in the north and east, the high montane forests of the Flat Tops. The Colorado River slices through the county lengthwise, dragging Interstate 70 along with it through Glenwood Canyon. Although this corridor seems to be filling up rapidly with people, most of the rest of the county is pleasantly far from the beaten path.
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Baxter Pass
Habitat: Sagebrush, Pinyon-Juniper, Foothill Shrub, Rimrock/Mesa
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Douglas Pass
Habitat: Sagebrush, Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Aspen Grove
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Four Mile Country
Habitat: Aspen Grove, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Spruce-Fir Forest
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Hanging Lake
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Lowland Riparian, Pond, Cliff Face
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Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery
Habitat: Foothill Shrub, Pond, Scrub Oak Forest
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Rifle Falls State Park
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Foothill Shrub, Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Scrub Oak Forest, Stream
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Rifle Gap Reservoir and State Park to Three Forks
Habitat: Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Reservoir
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Rifle Mountain Park
Habitat: Rimrock/Mesa, Mixed-Conifer Forest
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Stillwater Reservoir and the Devil's Causeway
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Alpine Tundra
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Trappers Lake
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Burn Area, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Stream
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