Mapmakers named this Colorado mountain after its 1806 discoverer, who had called it Grand Peak
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A Newer World | Book by David Roberts | Official Publisher Page ...  A Newer World by David Roberts - Between 1842 and 1854 John C. Frmont, renowned as the nineteenth century's greatest explorer, and Kit Carson, the...
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Top Ten North American Mountains  Gnosis  The ten peaks were originally named by Samuel Allen, an early explorer of the region, .... Their children, the mountains in between the two peaks, are called ... named by Bering, others believe that 18th century mapmakers named it after Cape ..... Jr., an explorer who led an expedition to the southern Colorado area in 1806.
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Online Feature: Colorado Name Droppers | AAA Colorado  We have descriptively named sites (Hot Sulphur Springs, Red Mountain Pass ...
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Free Flashcards about U.S GEOGRAPHY - StudyStack  MAPMAKERS NAMED THIS COLORADO MOUNTAIN AFTER ITS 1806 DISCOVERER, WHO HAD CALLED IT GRAND PEAK, PIKES PEAK. THIS RIVER...
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U.S. Geography - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API  Clues for: U.S. Geography. Question, Answer, Value, Airdate.
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Zebulon Pike - Wikipedia  Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779  April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was renamed (from El Capitan). As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions, first to reconnoiter the upper reaches of the Mississippi River in 1805-06 and ... Pike and his men were taken to Santa Fe, then to the capital of Chihuahua...
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Jeopary Questions page 1602 - MODELS - TriviaBistro.com  HISTORIC AMERICANS: After sighting the lofty Colorado peak now named for him, he built a fort on the Rio Grande  THE SMITHSONIAN: The main building is...
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Free Flashcards about PARKS - StudyStack  GIVEN ITS CURRENT NAME BY JOHN WESLEY POWELL, IT WAS CALLED KAIBAB, OR "MOUNTAIN LYING DOWN" BY THE PAIUTES, GRAND CANYON.
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After Lewis & Clark - Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America ...  In the summer of 1805, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike extended his orders to include ... The area explored by Freeman, in present-day Louisiana, Arkansas, ... After exploring the region adjacent to the peak that bears his name in Colorado, Pike traced .... Major Stephen Long led the first western exploration expedition to utilize a...
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Cascades Volcano Observatory, History - Naming the Cascade ...  ... George Vancouver as he sailed off the mouth of the Columbia River. He named the peak for British diplomat Alleyne Fitzherbert (1753-1839), whose title was...
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jeopardy/2197_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Wrong: Value: $100. Number: 20. U.S. GEOGRAPHY | In 1905 a large searchlight was installed at the top of this Colorado peak | Pikes Peak. right: Ellen. Wrong:.
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Names on the Range - College of Arts and Sciences - University of ...  But the California Geological Survey headed by Josiah D. Whitney certainly intensified and entrenched ... Marshall named Sing Peak (10,552 ft) after Tie Sing, a.
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Zebulon Pike: Explorer | Colorado Virtual Library  Jul 13, 2015 ... Where: Born in New Jersey, explored Pikes Peak and Arkansas River Valley, Colorado ... In 1806, Pike and a party of soldiers were sent to explore the ... Yet Pike wanted to explore the mountain he had seen, so he set out with ... Nobody did climb the mountain for the next fourteen years, until a man named...
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Grand Teton National Park - Wikipedia  Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. ... Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the .... From the mid-1840s until 1860, Jackson Hole and the Teton Range were ..... In the northern section of the park lies Jackson Lake, the largest lake in the...
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Grand Canyon-Seven Natural Wonders of the World  The canyon is about 277 miles (445 km) long, up to a mile (1.6km) deep, and from ... level) can be attributed to 5,000 to 10,000 feet of uplift of the Colorado Plateaus, ... In September 1540, under orders from the conquistador Francisco Vasquez de ... Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, along with Hopi guides and a small group of...
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Grand Mesa - Wikipedia  It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the entire world. It has an area of about 500 square miles (1,300 km2) and stretches for about 40 miles (64 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River, its tributary to the south.
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What Were the Grand Tetons Named For? | Trails.com  "Grand Teton," which is the name given to the tallest peak in the Teton Range, ... Wyoming and, regardless the naming dispute, its astounding beauty and ... upon seeing the three peaks of the range, called them "Les Trois Tetons," or ... The park also has the largest over-wintering colony of monarch butterflies in the natio.
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Zebulon Pike spots an imposing mountain - Nov 15, 1806 ...  The mountain was later named Pike's Peak in his honor. ... He told his men they should be able to walk to the peak, climb it, and return before dinner. Pike and...
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Bonney & Bonney - John C. Fremont  Which peak did Frmont climb in the Wind River Range in 1842 ... over what peak in the Wind River Range John Charles Fremont climbed on ... for the honor are those now known as Atlantic Peak, Wind River Peak, Mt. Temple, ... in the Report--top image below] and says he climbed the prominent snow peak in the center.
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A Thread of Gold  "Resources and information associated with ...  Town founders named the dusty crossroads for James W. Denver, Governor of Kansas Territory, of which eastern Colorado was then a part. ... cities, towns, people, history and attractions, along with a few photos thrown in for good measure. ... Indians... Spaniards... traders and mountain men... soldiers and gold seekers and...
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Treasure Tales: Colorado: A General History of Colorado  The first Europeans to penetrate the area now known as Colorado were ... On November 27, Pike (with 3 companions) attempted to climb Pikes Peak but after 3 ... In the summer of 1820, an expedition commanded by Major Stephen H Long and ... The first placer gold discovery in South Park was along Tarryall Creek in July,...