North Tenmile Creek Trail
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North Tenmile Creek Trail is in the southern Gore Range
, part of the Rocky Mountains
in the US state of Colorado
. It is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness
, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest
, Summit County
. North Tenmile Creek Trail is north of Interstate 70
, in Frisco
.
North Tenmile Creek Trail begins at a trailhead outside Frisco
and ascends between Chief Mountain, 11,377 feet, and Wichita Mountain, 10,855 feet, to meet the [Gore Range Trail]] between Uneva Pass and Eccles Pass in the Gore Range
. Greatest Hikes in Central Colorado: Summit and Eagle Counties, a hiking guide by Kim Fenske, provides a description of North Tenmile Creek Trail.
In summer, diverse wildflowers bloom beside North Tenmile Creek Trail. In the open meadows, aster
, mouse ear, paintbrush (Castilleja
), Parry Clover (Trifolium parryi), and avalanche lily (Erythronium grandiflorum
) bloom. Alpine wildflowers cover the rock ledges, including sky pilot (Polemonium viscosum
); Parry lousewort (Pedicularis parryi); alpine Smelowskia (Smelowskia calycina); spotted saxifrage (Saxifragaceae
bronchialis); moss campion (Silene acaulis subacaulenscens); and alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris
).
Gore Range
The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties...
, part of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
in the US state of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness
Eagles Nest Wilderness
The Eagles Nest Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Gore Range near Vail, Copper Mountain, Frisco, Silverthorne, and Heeney, in Summit and Eagle Counties Colorado. Eagles Nest Wilderness falls within the jurisdiction of Dillon Ranger District and Holy Cross Ranger District, White...
, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest
White River National Forest
White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
, Summit County
Summit County, Colorado
Summit County is the 19th most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,538 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Breckenridge...
. North Tenmile Creek Trail is north of Interstate 70
Interstate 70
Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky...
, in Frisco
Frisco, Colorado
Frisco is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,443 at the 2000 census. It is a popular town among skiers from around the world...
.
North Tenmile Creek Trail begins at a trailhead outside Frisco
Frisco, Colorado
Frisco is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,443 at the 2000 census. It is a popular town among skiers from around the world...
and ascends between Chief Mountain, 11,377 feet, and Wichita Mountain, 10,855 feet, to meet the [Gore Range Trail]] between Uneva Pass and Eccles Pass in the Gore Range
Gore Range
The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties...
. Greatest Hikes in Central Colorado: Summit and Eagle Counties, a hiking guide by Kim Fenske, provides a description of North Tenmile Creek Trail.
In summer, diverse wildflowers bloom beside North Tenmile Creek Trail. In the open meadows, aster
Aster
Aster may refer to:* Aster , a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae* Callistephus, another genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly called Aster or Chinese Aster...
, mouse ear, paintbrush (Castilleja
Castilleja
Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in Siberia...
), Parry Clover (Trifolium parryi), and avalanche lily (Erythronium grandiflorum
Erythronium grandiflorum
Erythronium grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by several common names, including yellow avalanche lily, glacier lily, and dogtooth fawn lily....
) bloom. Alpine wildflowers cover the rock ledges, including sky pilot (Polemonium viscosum
Polemonium viscosum
Polemonium viscosum is a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium native to western North America from southern British Columbia east to Montana and south to Arizona and New Mexico, where it grows at high altitudes on dry, rocky sites.It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 10-30 cm tall,...
); Parry lousewort (Pedicularis parryi); alpine Smelowskia (Smelowskia calycina); spotted saxifrage (Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic...
bronchialis); moss campion (Silene acaulis subacaulenscens); and alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris
Myosotis alpestris
Myosotis alpestris or Alpine Forget-me-not is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Myosotis.The Alpine Forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom and the state flower of Alaska....
).