Lower Gordon Gulch
Area:  2.7473 km²
Minimum Elevation: 2446m
Maximum Elevation: 2737m
Average Elevation: 2627m

Upper Gordon Gulch
Area:  1.0144 km²
Minimum Elevation: 2588m
Maximum Elevation: 2734m
Average Elevation: 2680m

The Gordon Gulch site lies within Arapahoe National Forest and is divided into Lower and Upper Gordon Gulch.  Gordon Gulch (part intermittent part permanent; see map above) joins the North Boulder Creek about 16 km downstream from Green Lakes Valley (GLV).  This site is underlain by biotite gneiss and is mostly forested. Unlike GLV, it is not affected by the Pleistocene Glaciers. It is characterized by the low-relief remnants of a dissected Tertiary erosion surface in which weathered rock profiles are up to 15 m thick. This dissected Tertiary erosion surface rises gently from 2500m to about 2750 m over distances of 10-20km. 

Gordon Gulch is within the montane climatic zone. The maximum precipitation is received around May, with a minimum in the winters. The forests on the north-facing slopes are generally more lush. The south-facing slopes have fewer trees and more undergrowths. 

Gordon Gulch Map

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