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The Mountains or the United States*The following is the height of the principal mountains in the Uniled States, as compiled from Prof. Hayden’s Report, in the United States Register :ROCKY MOUNTAINS, SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADE RANOE.Mount St. Elias, Alaska (Est.)..............15.860Mount Falrweather, Alaska (Est..)..........14,783Mount Whitney, California..................15,000Mount Shasta, California....................14,442Mount Kuiocr, Washington Territory........14.434Mount Tyndall, California...................14,386Mount Harvard, Colorado Territory.........14 270Pike's Peak, Colorado Territory.............14,216Irwin's Peak, Colorado Territory............14,192Grav's Peak, Colorado Territory.............14,145Mount Lincoln, Colorado Territory..........14,124Mount Yale, Colorado Territory.............14,081Long'd Peak, Colorado Territory.............14,050Mount Brewer, California....................13,886Mount Hayden, Wyoming Territory.........18,858Horse Shoe Mountain, Colorado Territory.. .13,806 Silver Heel's Mountain. Colorado Territory. .13 650Fremont's Peak, Wyoming Territory........18,570Mount of the Holy Cross. Cobrado Territory. 13,500Mount Hodges, Uintah Mountains...........13,500Mount Tohkwauo, Uintah Mmiullus........13,500Ve lie's Peak, Colorado Territory.............13,4!6Mount Audubon. Colorado Territory.........13,402Gilbert's Peak, Uintah Mountains............13,250Mount Dana, California .................13,227Mount Lyell, California......................13,217Mount Guyot, Colorado Territory............13,223Parry's Peak, Colorado Territory............13,133Three Teton's, Idaho Territory..............13.P00Bald Mountain, Idaho........................13,000Mount Flora, Colorado Territory.............12,878San Francisco Mountains, Arizona Territory. 12,052Wuhsatch Mountains, Utah..................12,000Spanish Peaks, Colorado Territory...........12.000Mount Euglemann, Colorado Territory.......12,000Snow Line, 41° North Latitude.Mount Wright, Colorado Territory..........11,800Mount Silliiuan, California...................11.623Mount San Bernardino, California...........11,600Mount Hood, Oregon........................11.225Mount Pitt. Oregon.........................11,000Lone Peak, Utah Territory...................It.000Black Hills, Wyoming Territory.............11,000Wind River Mountaius, Wyoming Terri lory. 11.000Electric Peak. Yellowstone Park............in.'.8*2Mount Baker. Oregon........................10,719Emigrant Peak, Montana Territory..........10.629Lassen's Butte, California ................. 10.577Mount Sheridan, Wyoming Territory........10.420Mount Washburn, Yellowstone Park........10.388Ward’s Peak. Montana Territory............10.371Mount Delano. Montana Territory...........10.2(H)Mount Blackmorc. Montana Territory.......10,184Mount Dounc, Yellowstoue Park........... 10,118Mount San Antonio, California............9,931Mount St. Helen’s (Volcano), WashingtonTerritory...................................9.760Old Baldy, Montana Territory...............9,711Mount Garfield, Idaho Territory............9.704Mount Adams, Washington Territory........9.570Bridger's Peak. Montana Territory.......... 9.C00Crater Lake, Cascade Range, Oregon........9,000Mount Olympus (Coast Range), WashingtonTerritory........ 8,134Yellowstone Lake. Wyoming Territory......7,788Mount Mitchell, Allegheny Mountaine, NorthCarolina.................................. 6,732Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire................................ 6,285PASSES OVER THE ROCKY UOUNTA1N8.Feet.32d Parallel, near El Paso................... 5,71435th Parallel, near Albuquerque.............7.472:*lt;th Parallel (Coocbecopa Pass)............10.00041st Parallel (Union Pacific Kailroad).......8.24142d Parallel (South Pass).................... 7.08547th and 4Hth Parallels (Cado't's Pas**)......(i.OW47th and 48th Parallels (Deer Lodge Pass)... 6,20047 and -I8th Parallels (Lewis A Clark's).....6.323Flathead Pass (Northern Montana)......... 5,459Kntonic Pass (British America)............. 6.000PASSES OVER THE SIERRA NEVA DAS.Tejon Puss, 34* 45* North Latitude.......... 5,250Walker's Pass. 35° 30' North Latitude.......5.300New Pass, to Owen’s River..................3,164Mono Pass, to Mouo Lake....................10,700Silver Mountain Pass, to Carson ciiy............Donner Pass (Central Pacific Railroad).....7,042Beckwith's Puss, to Pyramid Lake...........4,500Truckre Palt;s..............................7,*200Lassen's Pass (40^35* North Latitude)...........Madilin Pass..............................5,667
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