Wildflowers Already Popping in Colorado’s High Country, but Peak Is Still a Month Away

Wildflowers already popping in Colorado’s high country, but peak is still a month away

Peak wildflower season in the high alpine environment is likely about a month away, but wildflowers at lower elevations in the high country are popping amid luxuriant green meadows and aspen trees aglow with brilliant chartreuse leaves. Thanks to above-average snowpack and generous spring rains in the northern mountains, hillsides are lush at 8,000 to 9,500 feet in elevation. “Up here in Eagle County, it’s looking incredibly green,” said Emily G…

Wildflowers already popping in high country; peak is still a month away

Peak wildflower season in the high alpine environment is likely about a month away, but wildflowers at lower elevations in the high country are popping amid luxuriant green meadows and aspen trees aglow with brilliant chartreuse leaves. Thanks to above-average snowpack and generous spring rains in the northern mountains, hillsides are lush at 8,000 to 9,500 feet in elevation. “Up here in Eagle County, it’s looking incredibly green,” said Emily G…