Long's Peak. View from the summit of the divide, between the waters of the Saint Vrain and Boulder, southeast about 10 miles from the peak. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873.
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1873
Summary
Long's Peak. View from the summit of the divide, between the waters of the Saint Vrain and Boulder, southeast about 10 miles from the peak. The view is looking a little north of west, showing the line of sharp snowy crests that extends southward. Among them rises the Saint Vrain, flowing down through the deep gorge in the center of the view. The foreground is characteristic of all the country lying insidethe foothills, a great plateau of granites, seamed and furrowed into deep ravines and canyons, and covered to a great extent with dense groves of pines. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. Photo same as no. 1228.
Summary
Long's Peak. View from the summit of the divide, between the waters of the Saint Vrain and Boulder, southeast about 10 miles from the peak. The view is looking a little north of west, showing the line of sharp snowy crests that extends southward. Among them rises the Saint Vrain, flowing down through the deep gorge in the center of the view. The foreground is characteristic of all the country lying insidethe foothills, a great plateau of granites, seamed and furrowed into deep ravines and canyons, and covered to a great extent with dense groves of pines. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. Photo same as no. 1228.
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