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Wildlife of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park lies approximately 25 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park consists of 11,700 acres that lies across the boundary between the western edge of Jefferson County and the eastern edge of Gilpin County. Elevations range between ...more ↓

Moose 1
Alces alces
Mule Deer 2
Odocoileus hemionus
Elk 3
Cervus canadensis
Bighorn Sheep 4
Ovis canadensis
Mountain Goat 5
Oreamnos americanus
Big Brown Bat 6
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 7
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Hoary Bat 8
Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat 9
Corynorhinus townsendii
Western Small-footed Myotis 10
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 11
Myotis evotis
Little Brown Bat 12
Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis 13
Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis 6
Myotis volans
American Black Bear 14
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 15
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 16
Bassariscus astutus
Long-tailed Weasel 17
Neogale frenata
American Mink 18
Neovison vison
American Marten 19
Martes americana
American Badger 20
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 21
Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk 22
Spilogale gracilis
Canada Lynx 23
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 24
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 25
Puma concolor
Coyote 26
Canis latrans
Red Fox 27
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 28
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Masked Shrew 29
Sorex cinereus
Dusky Shrew 30
Sorex monticolus
Dwarf Shrew 31
Sorex nanus
American Water Shrew 32
Sorex palustris

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