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Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. No other records on SEINet plant database or on iNaturalist of this species for Navajo County. Probably a seep here to sustain this species (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here. Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290217
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290513
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290605
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290717
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291727

Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. No other records on SEINet plant database or on iNaturalist of this species for Navajo County. Probably a seep here to sustain this species (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here. Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290217
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290513
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290605
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290717
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291885

Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. No other records on SEINet plant database or on iNaturalist of this species for Navajo County. Probably a seep here to sustain this species (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here. Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290217
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290513
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290717
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291727
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291885

Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. No other records on SEINet plant database or on iNaturalist of this species for Navajo County. Probably a seep here to sustain this species (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here. Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290217
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290605
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290717
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291727
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291885

Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there are could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. There is probably a seep here to sustain this species at this microhabitat (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here (last 2 images included here are screenshots of the satellite imagery from that app). Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290513
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290605
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290717
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291727
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291885

Possibly the only stand of Acer grandidentatum in Navajo County, but there could be pockets below the Mogollon Rim on the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. No other records on SEINet plant database or on iNaturalist of this species for Navajo County. Probably a seep here to sustain this species (besides northern aspect). I stumbled upon this grove by seeing satellite imagery on the Gaia Maps app that must’ve been taken in autumn, showing the red, orange, and yellow foliage on a clump of trees here. Most are <6-7m tall, would’ve burned over during the Rodeo-Chediski Fire of 2002, then regenerated since. The patch isn’t visible when driving down the road, you need to navigate to the approximate coordinates, park on the shoulder, and then hike down the north-facing slope about 100ft. through the Gambel oaks and New Mexico locusts that the maples are interspersed with.

Other observations from this patch:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290217
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290513
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139290605
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291727
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139291885

Water was flowing at the falls and at dusk a group of at least 30 white-throated swifts was swirling about. As dusk came they all entered this high crevice . I was lucky to catch the rump and tail as one sped in with incredible agility.
White patches on lateral sides of rump show brightly.