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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
A Guide to the Geology of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER
Cover Photo: Longs Peak from Bear Lake
THE FIRST MOUNTAINS
The Destruction of the First Mountains
NATURE OF PALEOZOIC DEPOSITS INDICATES PRESENCE OF SECOND MOUNTAINS
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Time and Form of the Mountain Folding
Erosion Followed by Regional Uplift
Evidences of Intermittent Uplift
THE GREAT ICE AGE
Continental Glaciers
Valley Glaciers
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG PARK ROADS
ROAD LOGS
Thompson River Entrance to Deer Ridge Junction
Deer Ridge Junction to Fall River Pass via Fall River
Fall River Pass to Poudre Lakes
Trail Ridge Road between Fall River Pass and Deer Ridge Junction
Deer Ridge Junction to Fall River Entrance via Horseshoe Park
Bear Lake Road
ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURE
0. CHASM FALLS1. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
2. LONGS PEAK FROM THE EAST
3. PROFILE SECTION ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
4. ANCIENT EROSIONAL PLAIN ON TRAIL RIDGE
5. ANCIENT EROSIONAL PLAIN FROM FLATTOP MOUNTAIN
6. VIEW NORTHWEST FROM LONGS PEAK
7. CHASM LAKE AND LATERAL MORAINE FROM LONGS PEAK
8. ANDREWS GLACIER
9. DREAM LAKE
10. MAP OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
11. SUNDANCE MOUNTAIN
12. MORAINE PARK
13. CANYONCITO FROM FALL RIVER ROAD
14. VOLCANIC ROCKS OF SPECIMEN MOUNTAIN
15. HORSESHOE PARK FROM RAINBOW CURVE
16. WEST SIDE OF LONGS PEAK
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FRED A. SEATON, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
CONRAD L. WIRTH, Director
The National Park System, of which Rocky Mountain National Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and history heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.
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