United States, Colorado, San Miguel, San Miguel River drainage; South Fork; trail from old railroad grade to beaver ponds on Nature Conservancy preserve; ca 6 air mi SW of Telluride.
37.890344 -107.902613 +-780m. WGS84
T42N R9W S19 & S13
2682 meters
8800 ft.
Damp forested hillside, east-facing slope with aspen, spruce and Douglas-fir; and riparian with willows by beaver ponds.