w^msmmmmmiammmm:: m ^H / yiEWS OF THE PIKE'S PEAK REGION ('' ?\ \ \ A ft Q / ENGRAVED AND PUBLISHED BY THE WILLIAMSON-HAFFNER ENGRAVING COMPANY DENVER, COLORADO FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY J. G. HIESTAND and W. H. HARLAN Copyright, 1901, by The Williameon-Hafiner Engraving Company. •^ rvv^ II ' 'T ■?':^^AW. TI-rtXiBRARY OF CONGRESS, Tv«> Copies RecEiveo JUL, 17 1902 CnPVBIOHT ENTBV CLASS a. XXo. No. co^Y e. ^'■^¥^. ■I-JTA,, -■*ll--»:'|-' ANITOU i/';(<^i; /'■'-• ^r W'i ■:^-fi'^ / SUMMIT OF PIKE'S P J'"^"- '»-^^> r ^ WINDV POINT "j?V^,' P*V. Pt.t\E;S PEAK PROW /PILOT -KNOB ^m>im ;-^.!' «•-•,. -%:'«^ ■}^^^ ■:s* : :t^l^ ■;i*!».,,,.,; .r^ir^ :^>i ife^" "ii;v;gSw-^-i'^j HALF WAY HOUSE ON COG ROAD* I ,1: r,iV=^iY' Vj), ■!■,'• ' ' ,!,,L/*-t' 'It "■ •*x?^ ?s ^'* 'rW- •^■3 f-^Vv'^ v> *^ ^>^ ^^ Tlff'^-' .^•w- ■i^' 1^^- ■y -c^l^ r^ >''Mff !Ji^J^?X'.>iff'fM>M i. % .s^^- ■ *^^>- M %\ -X*, A- «»uiiy »iSW»,^S ^'^x5«A J ^^ js» -'^..{Ki; «' ;i^- i>»]VijCM|r.'SrACr.''BiM(-BCM •K.TMK.OO.n.S. . ''^- ^* ■'V '•-'S^W*^ ^../ >•-*•'■- HI n^. ^M ^- 1 ^ Jpili^» H ^^J ^ ■v'.^ ■K>"> ^^^v t' — ' " **3 p^R /^vy,- r »^ r i^^HST> t:l "^'- '^^l^ '^V i, ^^ iSo HBf^&_ i£ " ..-.^^^*^.i*.-.i ^ iSkltt' ^HMMgl jjfe .--^ --- ijii. "iit^TI P^wrr^ ^^■m *" "^ 'V^L'j^jE^^ ^k5*^ K ""-' * '^9BG^S |^3te!fK e^' • ^ B ^^^r-'^i^l^lMff-BB KuSnn ^r^^««^ \ TJ rt V>i>- :,,j:rj xrj^v\ f ^^i^iiK/iA^tTZ^mT^eP'- ■■'j^^- - '■.^ «. m 5 ^ 4 y II 1 1 m sr- — i LLlLJ :J.:'-:iri^-^ •r^ ^7yr-.^-aL< CUFF HOUSE AND MAHITOU SODA SPRINGS ■,,1 ;»V;^- -Y/J ^'^. f ,« 'V;V' ^J :^ ^■■'^^/ * :i:al ?:^^t i; . ^ i^i^M gM 1 ■«sr.> ^ - t-^ bS^f^ Jk ^^BV^s9 l^^^'^vl ^Efiwl ?l ^^P Pi "^ ii ^ • . ^.'i««'V?5Sj?£-$.^r 1 -m mm: m 3S- ^■M i;Wi '■ < ■ :^^'^^' ■W^'' :... 1^:j*»!^*i ./ «t^iHL. 't •* W' i su ' ■ i p- '-'-■vj ■V.-.. ^ ■*"^ If "*■■ ■..".:i.i; JUL JUL, 24 1902 MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF COLORADO. With their Elevations Above Sea Level. Blanca I4,4<>4 Harvara_ _ '4.3^3 Massive .14,368 Gray's. 14.34« Rosalie. _ J4.340 Torrey.. -- '4,3 3* Elbert . . 14,3-6 La Plata 14,3°* Lincoln 14,197 Buclcslcin '4,^9^ Wilson 14,280 Long's '4,*7' Quandary 14,^^9 Antero '4,^45 James' .. , ^ 14,242 Shavano 14, ^3^ Uncompahgre 14,235 Crestones 14,233 Princeton '4, '99 IVlountBross ; ...14,185 Holy Cross 14, '"6 Baldy _ 14,176 Sneffles 14,158 Pike's Peak 14,147 Castle _ 14,106 Yale 14, IO> San Luis 14,100 Red Cloud I4,°9- Wetterhorn 14,069 Simpson 14,055 Aeolus 14,054 Ouray 14,043 Stewart '4,03* Maroon . 14,000 Cameron 14,000 Handie '3,997 Capitol _ 13,991 Horseshoe >3,9^8 Snowmass . 13,961 Grizzly . 13,956 FEET Pigeon '3,9*8 Blane. '3,9°S Frustrum 13,885 Pyramid . '3,^95 White Rock 13,847 Hague _. '3,831 R. G. Pyramid --'3,773 Silver Heels 13,766 Hunchback -'3,755 Rowter .' _. -13,750 Homestake 13,687 Ojo '3,640 Spanish 13,620-12,720 Guyot '3,565 Trinchara '3, 546 Kendall '3,54* Buffalo '3,54' Arapahoe 13,520 Dunn 13,50* BeUevue 11,000 MOUNTAIN PASSES. Boreas ",470 Berthoud Pass ",349 Ute Pass 11,200 Marshall Pass ; 10,851 Hayden Pass 10,780 Tennessee Pass '0,4' 8 Mosquito Pass 13,700 Alpine Pass '3, 5 50 Cottonwood Pass '3, 500 Argentine Pass '3,' 00 Tarryall Pass 12,176 Fremont Pass 11,540 Scventy-tivo peaks hetiveen I^^OO and I^f^oofeet in height are unnamed and not in this Hit. Lizard Head Pass 10,248 Cochotopa Pass 10,032 Breckenridge Pass 9,490 Vcta Pass 9,39* Trout Creek Pass 9,346 Poncha Pass 8,945 The barometer on the summit of Pike's Peak stands at about seventeen inches, and water boils at 1 84 degrees Fahrenheit. The first ascent of Pike's Peak was made July 14, 1819. The first woman to stand on its summit was Mrs. Jas. H. Holmes, who reached the top on August 5, 1858. The exact length of cog road is 47,992 feet, and the average grade is 16 per cent., or 844.8 feet to the mile. The maximum grade is zj per cent., and the sharpest curves are 16 degrees, or a curve with a radius of 359 feet. Discovery of Peak, November 27, 1806.