Iron Fens | Guanella Pass | Colorado Trails

"Tucked away a short hike off of a four-wheel drive road in the Guanella Pass area lies the Geneva Creek Iron Fens. A rare geologic phenomenon unique to Colorado, iron fens are formed when mineral rich groundwater bubbles up from mountain springs and forms colorful ledges and terraces composed of limonite (the earth pigment used to create ochre dyes). Iron fens also produce acidic peat-forming wetlands that supports rare plant communities, including the only known occurrence of Sphagnum girgensohnii (a sphagnum moss) in Colorado." (https://aroarhar.com/2017/10/13/a-hidden-gem-geneva-creek-iron-fens/).

Conifer Newcomers & Neighbors visited Irons Fens in August, 2021.

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