Geo-Situ

• SKU: GSU_PW_YALE
• 3 1/4 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Felt backing With soft fleece pouch In clear-vinyl covered box PLACE NAME: Mount Yale ELEVATION: 14,196 ft. COORDINATES: N38° 50' 39'' W106° 14' 31'' LOCATION: Sawatch Range, Colorado, USA MARKERSLEUTH PHOTO CONTRIBUTOR: None The naming of a set of peaks in the Sawatch Range dominates their stories. In 1865, Professor Josiah Dwight Whitney, a graduate of Yale University and former director of the California Geological Survey, accepted a position with Harvard. In 1869 he led the first class of the Harvard Mining School on an exploration of the Sawatch Range. He named two notable peaks at the time--Mount Harvard, after the sponsoring institution and Mount Yale after Whitney's alma mater. This set the precedent for naming peaks in this range after universities and inspired collegiate rivalries.
• Type: Paperweight
• Subtype: Other Accessories
• Language: English
• Regions Covered: Central U.S., North America
• Countries Covered: United States
• States Covered: Colorado
• Folded Size: N/A
• Unfolded Size: N/A
• Weight: 6 oz