Christina Jarus

The Interactive Watershed:
Tree Portraits

The physical site:

The first "tree portrait" to be identified by its geocoordinates is located on Specie Creek Rd., about 8 miles south of the intersection with Colorado State Highway 145.

Overview of region. San Miguel River watershed is outlined in yellow. Click on image to enlarge.
Midview of site using San Miguel County GIS map with aerial photo overlay	Topo Map of area.
Road map of area
San Miguel County GIS site showing aerial photo with property and transportation overlays (click to enlarge)
Click here to download topo of immediate vicinity at approx 1:100,000 scale in .pdf format.

• Weather Report for Beaver Mesa, 7 miles SW of Placerville, Colorado
• River Measurements
  • San Miguel River near Placerville: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/sub/id/id/3367/
• Geo coordinates
  • Lat/Long at Engelmann Spruce: 37.951517 / 108.163167
  • Elevation: 9000 feet