- HIKING TRAILS AND WILDFLOWERS by Keith and Barbro McCree -

The meadows on Bear Mountain are the best places to find wildflowers in the Diamond Peak Wilderness. From the trailhead on Road 2149, the trail follows the ridgeline of Bear Mountain, crossing several meadows, then descending steeply to the Diamond Peak trail. Continue north on this trail to the junction with the trail down to Blue Lake, which also has good wildflower meadows. Road 2149 can be used to return to the Bear Mountain trailhead.

Diamond Peak from the Bear Mountain Trail

Meadow on Bear Mountain

Gilia aggregata (Ipomosis aggregata) (Scarlet Gilia, Skyrocket Gilia)

Polemoniaceae

Tall meadow and rock plant with bright red or orange tubular flowers on long stems.

Orthocarpus imbricatus (Mountain Owl Clover)

Scrophulariaceae

Alpine meadow plant with small purple flowers surrounded by large pink or purple bracts (modified leaves).

Digital Photographs by Keith McCree

July 2001

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