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| Author | : Wallace Walter Atwood |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 1932 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Tiffany Fourment |
| Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2009-08-16 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1461743907 |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (7 downloads) |
This book introduces children to the nation's watershed, the Continental Divide, and how snowmelt forms the headwaters of the rivers and streams that bring life to the land below on the Rocky Mountain's Western Slope. The entire water cycle is described from evaporation to glacier formation and the various life zones that water runs through on its way from alpine tundra to the rich farmland of the Western Slope is detailed in exquisite drawings.
| Author | : Rob Blair |
| Publsiher | : University Press of Colorado |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2011-09-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1607320851 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (51 downloads) |
A companion to The Western San Juan Mountains (originally published in 1996), The Eastern San Juan Mountains details the physical environment, biological communities, human history, and points of interest in this rich and diverse mountain system. A natural division between the eastern and western slopes of the San Juans is the north-south line that runs approximately through Lake City, south of the crossing of the Piedra River by US Highway 160. In this super guidebook, twenty-seven contributors--all experts in their fields--artfully bring the geology, hydrology, animal and plant life, human histories, and travel routes of these eastern slopes to life. Designed to inform researchers, educators, and students about the region's complex systems, The Eastern San Juan Mountains also serves as an informative guidebook to accompany visitors along their travels on the Silver Thread National Scenic Byway, which stretches between South Fork and Lake City. The Eastern San Juan Mountains deserves a place next to The Western San Juan Mountains on the bookshelf of every naturalist, researcher, resident, educator, student, and tourist seeking a greater understanding of this marvelous place and its history.
| Author | : Donald L. Baars |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
The American Alps explores the geologic history behind the San Juans. From basement rock two billion years old through the ebb and flow of ancient seas and successive periods of uplift, the San Juans are an open book to the history of the planet. A useful and accessible book for anyone living or traveling in the big-mountain country of southwest Colorado.
| Author | : Rob Blair |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
A complete overview of the history and natural history of Colorado's most spectacular mountain region.
| Author | : Robert F. Rosebrough |
| Publsiher | : Falcon Guides |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999-04 |
| Genre | : Hiking |
| ISBN | : 9781560448709 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (487 downloads) |
The San Juan Mountains are awesome. No other range in the contiguous United States offers the immensity and diversity of the San Juans. Thirteen of Colorado's fifty-four fourteeners and twenty-nine of the state's one hundred highest peaks are located there. This guide offers descriptions of 145 peaks and 237 routes.
| Author | : Mary Menz |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-05-31 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780578470870 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (78 downloads) |
More than 120 species of the most common wildflowers found above 8500' in these four counties of Colorado.
| Author | : Thomas Arthur Rickard |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
This is a reprinting of a book first published in 1907. The book tells the story of one of America's foremost engineers, and three of his companions, who made a 14-day horseback trip that covered 400 miles of mountainous mining regions of southwestern Colorado in 1902. The narrative includes descriptions of the general geology, mining and millilng methods, ore bodies, aerial tram operations, history and production of many of the mines along the route. Includes numerous drawings and photographs. (lag).
| Author | : Rob Blair |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
The most complete work published on the natural history of southwest Colorado's majestic mountain system, The Western San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology, and Human History is designed to be used while exploring the scenic 235-mile paved San Juan Skyway, which passes through Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Dolores, and Cortez, C
| Author | : T. A. Rickard |
| Publsiher | : Forgotten Books |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2017-11-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780331796070 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (96 downloads) |
Excerpt from Across the San Juan Mountains On a superb morning in September, that month of many colors, four of us1 started on a ride among the min ing districts of the San Juan, in southwestern Colorado. The starting point was Ouray, the picturesque little town named after the old chief, an Indian of renown, the friend of the white men who first explored the mountain fast nesses of the Uncompahgre. From Ouray we rode across the ranges to T'elluride, Silverton, Lake City, Gunnison, and thence to Crested Butte and back, following a course which, on the map, looks like a figure 8, with Ouray at the base of the lower loop and Crested Butte at the top. See map. The distance was slightly over 400 miles; the country traversed is beautiful to the traveler and interest ing to the mining engineer, so that the experience was sufficiently rich in incidents and information to warrant the account which it is my purpose to present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
| Author | : Wojtek Rychlik |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2014-02-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781618880857 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (88 downloads) |
San Juan Mountains is the largest (17,000 square miles) mountain range in Colorado. The mountains are very diverse, from having several hundred acres large flat summits table mountains or mesas, to very steep and rugged Needle Mountains and everything in between. They are also most rugged and inaccessible. The Range extends from the south of Montrose in southwest Colorado to Abiquiu/Chama River, bordering with Jemez Mountains in New Mexico, see the map on the left. It has fourteen (fifteen) 14ers: Uncompahgre Peak 14,309', Mt. Wilson 14,246', El Diente Peak 14,159' (only 259' prominence), Mt. Sneffels 14,150', Mt. Eolus 14,083', Windom Peak 14,082', Sunlight Peak 14,059', Handies Peak 14,048', North Eolus 14,039' (only 189' prominence), Redcloud Peak 14,034', Wilson Peak 14,017', Wetterhorn Peak 14,015', San Luis Peak 14,014', and Sunshine Peak 14,001'. Recent measurements of Sunlight Spire revealed that it is the 15th San Juan non-ranked 14er with 14,000' and 215' prominence. The hardest to climb 14-ers are then Sunlight Spire (class 5.10), followed by Mount Wilson and Sunlight Peak, both class 4, by the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) ranking. There are three San Juan Centennial 13ers harder to climb: Jagged Mountain 13,824' (class 5.1), Teakettle Mountain (class 5.3) and Dallas Peak (class 5.3). The most impressive is the number of 13ers - there are 314 peaks, that make 43% of the all 13ers in Colorado. For comparison with European Alps, that cover approximately 5 times more area (85k square miles), there are 226 (with prominence of 300' or more) peaks in San Juan Mountains and only 51 summits in Alps (with prominence of 100m or 328' or more) over 4 kilometers high (13,123').
| Author | : Ira Lewis |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 540 |
| Release | : 2020-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780578662176 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (621 downloads) |
Canyoning is the sport of descending narrow canyon gorges, which have flowing water and rappelling through waterfalls. The canyons of the San Juan and West Elk Mountains in Colorado carve through colorful sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock layers with an active volcanic geologic history. This guidebook explores technical descents of the waterfalls and narrows found in these spectacular mountain ranges surrounding iconic Colorado mountain towns including Ouray, Silverton, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Telluride, Marble, Lake City and Creede along the Silver Thread Byway. Once an oasis for the Utes, and later a center of silver and gold mining, the San Juan Mountains have become a destination for outdoor recreation. This guide offers a detailed introduction to these special canyons along with historical, ecological and geological information for the area as well as ethics and safety considerations for the sport. In addition to new canyon descents, this book contains updated information on classic Ouray and Silverton canyon routes, with new details about exits and anchors.
| Author | : Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 1932 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Mark Rawitsch |
| Publsiher | : University Press of Colorado |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2011-02-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1457111535 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (35 downloads) |
A companion to The Western San Juan Mountains (originally published in 1996), The Eastern San Juan Mountains details the physical environment, biological communities, human history, and points of interest in this rich and diverse mountain system. A natural division between the eastern and western slopes of the San Juans is the north-south line that runs approximately through Lake City, south of the crossing of the Piedra River by US Highway 160. In this super guidebook, twenty-seven contributors--all experts in their fields--artfully bring the geology, hydrology, animal and plant life, human histories, and travel routes of these eastern slopes to life. Designed to inform researchers, educators, and students about the region's complex systems, The Eastern San Juan Mountains also serves as an informative guidebook to accompany visitors along their travels on the Silver Thread National Scenic Byway, which stretches between South Fork and Lake City. The Eastern San Juan Mountains deserves a place next to The Western San Juan Mountains on the bookshelf of every naturalist, researcher, resident, educator, student, and tourist seeking a greater understanding of this marvelous place and its history.
| Author | : Kent Nelson |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 1998-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781890437152 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (371 downloads) |
| Author | : Ernest Howe |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 1909 |
| Genre | : Landslides |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Library of Congress |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1128 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Subject headings, Library of Congress |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
