Panorama view facing South from Independence Pass.
Panorama view facing West from Independence Pass.
Pine and Aspen on hillside at Twin Lake
Sawatch Mountain Range viewed from the Arkansas River Valley along US Highway 24 south of Leadville. The Arkansas Valley is at the northern end of the Rio Grande Rift which extends from Leadville through New Mexico.
Muscovite-rich Precambrian schist from roadcut on Colorado Highway 82 near Independence Pass.
Precambrian gneiss from roadcut on Colorado Highway 82 near Independence Pass.
Roadcut on Colorado Highway 82 near Independence Pass.
Precambrian granite at Independence Pass.
Independence Pass, one of the highest mountain passes in the continental US.
White marble statue of miners at the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. The marble came from the Yule Marble Quarry.
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville CO. The museum has exceptional exhibits of mine history in the area and worldwide.
Mt. Princeton, horse pasture and cottonwood trees near Buena Vista CO. Mt. Princeton is in the Collegiate Range which is the southern-most end of the Sawatch Range. Peaks are composed of Precambrian gneiss, schist and granite.
