Pine tree at timberline near Longs Peak trail. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. 1916.
Dates
Date Taken
1916-07-21
Summary
Album caption: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. A pine tree about 6 feet high at timberline near the Longs Peak trail sheltered by a glacial boulder. Note the branches at the top turned eastward by the prevailing westerly winds and terminated at the top where the wind sweep over the boulder. W.T. Lee. July 21, 1916. Published as Plate 7-B in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 730-A.
Summary
Album caption: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. A pine tree about 6 feet high at timberline near the Longs Peak trail sheltered by a glacial boulder. Note the branches at the top turned eastward by the prevailing westerly winds and terminated at the top where the wind sweep over the boulder. W.T. Lee. July 21, 1916.
Published as Plate 7-B in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 730-A.
Available at the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Rocky Mountain National Park subject album.
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