James Peak and Parry Peak from a high point east of the peaks. Clear Creek County, Colorado. 1873.
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1873
Summary
Album caption: James Peak and Parry Peak, Colorado Front Range, from a high point east of the peaks, at an elevation of 12,200 feet, the James Peak being 13,283 feet above the sea. They are on the main divide, which, at this point, turns sharply to the west, describing a great arch around to Grays Peak and Mount Rosalie. Like the rest of the range, it is of metamorphic rock, gneiss and schist predominating. Clear Creek County, Colorado. 1873. Index card unavailable.
Summary
Album caption: James Peak and Parry Peak, Colorado Front Range, from a high point east of the peaks, at an elevation of 12,200 feet, the James Peak being 13,283 feet above the sea. They are on the main divide, which, at this point, turns sharply to the west, describing a great arch around to Grays Peak and Mount Rosalie. Like the rest of the range, it is of metamorphic rock, gneiss and schist predominating. Clear Creek County, Colorado. 1873.
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Descriptive catalogue of the photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories for the years 1869 to 1875, inclusive: Miscellaneous publications - No. 5
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Jackson, W.H. Collection.
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