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Above ~7,100 ft in elevation
Not entirely sure how to tell the difference between S. audubonii and S. holzneri in this instance. But I am leaning toward holzneri based on elevation and my recollection that this rabbit struck me as moving a bit differently than other cottontails I saw on trail--like its back legs were oversized and their motion emphasized. Unfortunately, the lighting situation and my not-so-great photos make it difficult to differentiate according to nape color, not that I really could do that anyway...The shorter ears relative to the body and head size (at least in my estimation) also make me think holzneri, but I'm no rabbit expert, just a curious observer!

Wikipedia, Kew's Plants of the World Online, and SEINet all recognize this variety as Cercocarpus breviflorus, which in iNat is currently an "Inactive Taxon"
UPDATE: iNat will make a taxon change to C breviflorus
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/98681