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Mount Sopris is a twin-summit mountain in the northwestern Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.The prominent 12,965-foot (3,952 m) mountain is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) north by northeast (bearing 30°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
Mount Sopris (12,953 ft) sits at the northwest end of the range and dominates the skyline of the lower Roaring Fork Valley and the town of Carbondale, Colorado, serving as an unofficial symbol of the area. Maroon Lake, Bear Mountains. Notable peaks in the range include: Cathedral Peak, 13,950 ft (4,252 m), near Pyramid Peak
A piece of grape shot thought to be from either Spanish explorers or 1830s fur traders was found by Arthur Lakes on the mesa top in April 1895. [9] The earliest recorded ascent of the mesa was by Thomas L. Golden and other gold rushers while hunting during the Colorado Gold Rush on February 14, 1859.
Unnamed Sopris phase sites 5LA121, 5LA1416: Las Animas, near Segundo: Plains village: AD 1000 - 1225+ Residential: Sopris: 46: Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District (Site ID 5MT.4342) La Plata, near Red Mesa and Montezuma: Ancient Pueblo: AD 500–1499: Residential: National, State: 92: Vogel Canyon (Site ID 5OT.551) Otero, near La ...
On March 10, 1849, the Mormon settlers of the Great Salt Lake Valley formed the Provisional Government of the State of Deseret. [76] Brigham Young was elected Governor . Deseret encompassed almost all of the present U.S. states of Utah and Nevada , and portions of Oregon , Idaho , Wyoming , Colorado , New Mexico , Arizona , and California ...
The Thomas H. Kean Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Thomas H. Kean joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -67.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
The Roaring Fork Valley is part of the larger Roaring Fork Watershed, which includes the Fryingpan and Crystal River valleys. The valley extends for approximately 50 mi (80 km) southeast to northwest from Aspen northwest to Glenwood Springs at the mouth of the Roaring Fork on the Colorado River, ranging in width between 1 and 5 mi (1.6 and 8.0 km).
A Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients a day, double-billed federal health care programs and overprescribed pain medications to boost his income, the U.S. Attorney's Office said ...