Tigiwon Road

Aliases: Notch Mountain Road

This narrow, winding mountain road covers a wide variety of habitats as it rises up to the main trailhead for Mount of the Holy Cross. Right at the start of the road, along the stream, you can find breeding Swainson’s Thrush and American Dipper. A little higher up are some nice aspen stands with a few mixed conifers; check for Red-naped Sapsucker, Violet-green Swallow, and (at night) Flammulated Owl. Then the road goes through lots of lodgepole pine (plus a few chokecherry and willow thickets good for the likes of MacGillivray’s Warbler) before transitioning into nice spruce-fir before the campground at the end of the road.

County: Eagle

Habitat: Stream, Aspen Grove, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Spruce-Fir Forest

Directions: From the Minturn/Leadville exit off I-70 (exit 171), head south on US 24 about 12.5 miles to a right turn onto Tigiwon Road.

Delorme: 37 D6
Roads of Colorado: 70 A3

Dates of Access: Open June - October, closed during the winter.
Hours: 24 hours
Ownership: US Forest Service
Admission: Free

Restrictions: Be careful of traffic if birding along the road

Parking: Roadside pullouts and gravel parking area
Lodging: Camping

Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Limited

Elevation: 10200

Latitude: 39.51404
Longitude: -106.43013