Rare wildflowers give life to rare butterflies In May and June, wildflowers bloom in the meadows of Saddle Mountain, blazing with purple larkspur, pink phlox, red paintbrush and blue aster. But it ...

The higher altitude wildflower ecosystem is generally divided into ranges, with approximate Colorado elevations from 6,500 – 9,500 feet designated as montane, 9,500 – 11,500 feet for subalpine ...

Colors, actually. The mountains and valleys around Crested Butte take it to the extreme — the town is known as Colorado’s Wildflower Capital.

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — This time of year, Colorado’s mountains shed their winter whites for another color. Colors, actually. The mountains and valleys around Crested Butte take it to the ...

With this year’s temperate winter, warm spring and abundant precipitation, it’s no surprise that Badger Mountain and other areas around the region are abloom with wildflowers. Bright yellow ...

Iron Mountain was the subject of a 1988 book, "Wildflowers of the Western Cascades," by Robert A. Ross and Henrietta L. Chambers. Buy it, should you be fortunate to find a dog-eared copy in a used ...

The rare wildflowers make life possible for the silverspot butterfly, which has been on the Endangered Species list since 1980 but is finding a new home on Saddle Mountain. Hikers can keep an eye ...