Meadow vegetation in the montane region of northern Colorado 
E. L. REED 
(WITH ONE TEXT FIGURE) 
The meadows here considered are chiefly those of a mountain 
park, Boulder Park, at Tolland, in the montane region of 
northern Colorado, at an altitude of 2,710 m. Reference is also 
made to some meadows at lower altitudes, likewise to some of the 
subalpine region. 
Boulder Park (Fic. 1) is a small treeless valley about 3.2 km. 
long by 1.2 km. wide, surrounded by hills covered with forests of 
Fic. 1. View of Boulder Park (Tolland, Colorado) looking west to the Con- 
tinental Divide. Meadow vegetation is developed along the Creek, around the 
ponds and on certain hillsides, especially above the lake at the right of the picture. 
Photograph by Dr. G. S. Dodds. 
conifers and aspens. South Boulder Creek flows in a winding 
course through the length of the park. The floor of the park is 
covered with glacial drift in the form of morainic knolls and sinks 
and flat terraces formed by a rearrangement of the glacial deposits 
through the action of running water. Drift material is also present 
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