Soul of the Rockies: Portraits Of America's Largest Mountain Range

Soul of the Rockies: Portraits Of America's Largest Mountain Range

by Ed Cooper
Soul of the Rockies: Portraits Of America's Largest Mountain Range

Soul of the Rockies: Portraits Of America's Largest Mountain Range

by Ed Cooper

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Overview

Celebrate the remarkable Rocky Mountains with this stunning photographic feast that takes us from the Canadian border and Glacier National Park, to the Mexican border at Big Bend National Park. Author, photographer, and legendary climber Ed Cooper brings America’s most iconic mountain range to life, zeroing in with passion on its heart, including the better known sub-ranges. He provides views of the most fascinating peaks in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Soul of the Rockies focuses on those peaks, ranges, and rocks closest to the hearts of those in the climbing and mountaineering community. It includes both up-to-date altitudes and the most current geodetic data available, making the peaks easy to locate. With the best views the Rocky Mountains have to offer, and cameo descriptions of various peaks, all the glory of the Rockies shines through in this spectacular work.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762749416
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Publication date: 11/25/2008
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 1,060,523
Product dimensions: 11.30(w) x 8.92(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Ed Cooper became the first “climbing bum” in the Pacific Northwest during the Golden Age of North American climbing (1950s and 1960s). He is the author of the acclaimed Soul of the Heights (FalconGuides), and his photos have graced the covers of Audubon, Arizona Highways, Backpacker, National Geographic, and Sierra. Ed lives in Sonoma, California.

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IDAHO CHIMNEY ROCK SEVEN DEVILS MOUNTAINS RANGES OF SOUTHERN IDAHO THE SAWTOOTH RANGE THE WHITE CLOUD PEAKS THE HYNDMAN PEAKS IN THE PIONEER MOUNTAINS THE LOST RIVER RANGE THE LEMHI RANGE THE TETON RANGE FROM THE "BACK SIDE" CITY OF ROCKS IDAHO PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Baron Peak [107351] 44.1236N/115.0464W Borah Peak [107503 & D07502] 44.1373N/113.7811W Mt. Breitenbach (of the person) [T-501314-E] 44.0651N/113.6731W Castle Peak [107421] 44.0399N/114.5867W Cathedral Rock [D07232 & D07234] 45.1352N/114.5471W Chimney Rock [107018 & T-07001] 48.6190N/116.6978W City of Rocks (at Bath Rock) [M-07915 & M-07922] 42.0754N/113.7220W D. O. Lee Peak [107420] 44.1028N/114.6286W Diamond Peak [M-07513] 44.1415N/113.0827W The Goblin [D07256] 45.3183N/116.5251W He Devil [D07256] 45.3241N/116.5483W Heavens Gate Peak (Lookout) [D07256] 45.3688N/116.4946W Mt. Heyburn [107301] 44.1010N/114.9766W Horstmann Peak [207318 & 107301] 44.1127N/115.0021W Hyndman Peak [207408] 43.7493N/114.1312W Leatherman Peak [M-07501] 44.0820N/113.7331W Mt. McGuire [D07232 & D07234] 45.1742N/114.6020W The Ogre [D07256] 45.3195N/116.5321W Old Hyndman Peak [207408] 43.7407N/114.1171W Mt. Regan [207338 & 107330 & 107351] 44.1598N/115.0616W She Devil [D07256] 45.3240N/116.5406W Tetons seen from near Driggs [107604] Various Thompson Peak [207317] 44.1415N/115.0099W Tower of Babel [D07251 & D07256] 45.3300N/116.5282W Williams Peak [207317] 44.1525N/115.0058W MONTANA GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WATERTON LAKES AREA THE MANY GLACIER AREA PEAKS SEEN OR ACCESSED FROM THE GOING-TO-THE-SUN HIGHWAY SOUTHERN PORTION OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX MISSION MOUNTAINS THE BITTERROOT RANGE THE ANACONDA RANGE GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS CRAZY MOUNTAINS MOUNTAIN-BUILDING AND EARTH-SHAPING FORCES THE BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS MONTANA PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Apikuni Mountain [M-08007] 48.8360N/113.6542W Bears Tooth [M-08701] 45.0620N/109.5593W Beartooth Mountain [M-08701] 45.0608N/109.5684W Big Timber Peak [DM8722] 46.0245N/110.2616W Cathedral Point [1M8715] 45.3105N/109.9517W Clements Mountain [108161] 48.6925N/113.7410W Mt. Cleveland [1M3021] 48.9248N/113.8480W Crazy Peak [DM8722] 46.0182N/110.2766W Earthquake Lake (near Madison Slide) [1A8607] 44.830 N/111.423 W Earthquake rift [T-A8603] near Earthquake Lake Flathead Buttress [DM8535] 46.2785N/114.2875W Mt. Frazier [DM8409] 48.0179N/112.7518W Fusillade Mountain [108166] 48.6398N/113.7231W Gates of the Mountains (entrance) [DA8301] 46.8303N/111.9354W Glacier Peak [T-108805-B] 45.1500N/109.8494W Granite Peak (Beartooth Range) [T-108805-C] 45.1634N/109.8075W Granite Peak (Crazy Mountains) [DM8710] 46.0376N/110.3044W McDonald Peak [DA8208] 47.3826N/113.9191W Nez Perce Spire [DM8537] 46.2772N/114.2775W Norris Mountain [208157] 48.5767N/113.5337W North Trapper Peak [DM8519] 45.9005N/114.2905W Old Man of the Hills [DM8409] 48.0529N/112.7729W Mt. Reynolds 1M8250] 48.6715N/113.7238W Mt. Saint Nicholas [108260-V] 48.3914N/113.5505W Sawtooth Mountain [1M8706] 45.1396N/109.9007W Sinopah Mountain [1M8301] 48.4630N/113.4123W Mt. Siyeh [T-108105] 48.7286N/113.6498W Split Mountain [208157] 48.5978N/113.5391W Sunrise over the Mission Mountains [DA8227] North of McDonald Peak Swan Peak [DM8402] 47.7193N/113.6415W Trapper Peak [DM8519] 45.8898N/114.2977W Triple Divide Peak [208157] 48.5728N/113.5169W Unnamed rock formation [DM8417] 47.8623N/112.6992W Warren Peak [DM8544] 45.9864N/113.4597W Mt. Wilbur [M-08026-12] 48.8055N/113.7394W WYOMING BEARTOOTH LAKE AND BEARTOOTH BUTTE THE ABSAROKA RANGE THE TETON RANGE WIND RIVER RANGE THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS DEVILS TOWER THE SNOWY RANGE WYOMING PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Abiathar Peak [1M9026] 44.9752N/110.0322W Barronette Peak [1M9023] 44.9754N/110.0881W Beartooth Butte [1A9211] 44.9546N/109.6099W Bivouac Peak [T-109206] 43.8683N/110.7840W Cloud Peak [109723 & 109717] 44.3820N/107.1740W Devils Tower [109851-C & M-09801-A12] 44.5904N/104.7153W The Diamond [M-09701] southwest end of Old Main Peak Eagles Rest Peak [T-109206] 43.8986N/110.7590W Fremont Peak [509437] 43.1247N/109.6183W Gannett Peak [509427] 43.1842N/109.6543W Grand Teton [107604 & 1M9339 & 1M9342 & 409215 & 409222-A] 43.7412N/110.8024W Hallelujah Peak [109729] 44.4089N/107.1694W Haystack Mountain [109620] 42.7315N/109.1662W Index Peak [1A9209] 44.9857N/109.8831W Middle Teton [107604 & T-109207 & T-209207] 43.7298N/110.8113W Mt. Moran [1M9235 & T-109206] 43.8350N/110.7765W Old Main Peak [M-09702] 41.3478N/106.3258W Mt. Owen [107604 & 1M9339 & 1M9342] 43.7469N/110.7973W Pilot Peak [1A9209] 44.9761N/109.8812W Pingora Peak [209615] 42.7789N/109.2257W Pristine forest near Sylvan Pass [209150] near E. entrance, Yellowstone N. P. Schoolroom Glacier [T-109212] 43.726 N/110.849 W South Teton [107604] 43.7186N/110.8185W Squaretop Mountain [1M9418] 43.2239N/109.7906W The Teton Range & Jackson Hole [409254] various Teewinot Mountain [1M9339 & 1M9342] 43.7472N/110.7800W War Bonnet Peak [109634 & 209615] 42.7613N/109.2158W Warrior Peaks (highest point) [109634 & 209615] 42.7628N/109.2251W Watch Tower [209618] 42.7740N/109.2347W COLORADO THE FRONT RANGE THE SAWATCH RANGE THE ELK MOUNTAINS BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS COLORADO PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Abrams Mountain [210648] 37.9622N/107.6406W Arrow Peak [310674] 37.6928N/107.6101W Blanca Peak [210957] 37.5774N/105.4857W Challenger Point [210952] 37.9803N/105.6065W Chiefs Head Peak [210240] 40.2496N/105.6416W Chimney Rock [310669-E] 38.1462N/107.5692W Cimmaron Range seen from Log Hill Mesa [310678] various Columbia Point [210952] 37.9790N/105.5982W Courthouse Mountain [310678] 38.1352N/107.5738W Crestone Needle [210926 & 210952] 37.9647N/105.5766W Crestone Peak [210926 & 210952] 37.9668N/105.5855W Mt. Elbert [M-10407] 39.1177N/106.4453W Electric Peak [310674] 37.6990N/107.6171W Flatirons [210546] various, near Boulder Mt. Garfield [310674] 37.6946N/107.6363W Graystone Peak [310674] 37.6892N/107.6196W Hallett Peak [310221] 40.3029N/105.6860W Kit Carson Peak [210952] 37.9796N/105.6026W La Plata Peak [210434] 39.0294N/106.4729W Lizard Head [210657 & T-110501 & T-110502] 37.8358N/107.9506W Longs Peak [310218 & 210526] 40.2550N/105.6151W Maroon Peak [210426] 39.0708N/106.9889W Mountain of the Holy Cross [M-10401] 39.4667N/106.4816W North Chasm View Wall [210363] 38.584 N/107.711 W Notch Mountain [M-10401] 39.4774N/106.4605W Peak 13134 [210634-V] 38.0252N/107.8911W Peak 3 [310674] 37.6965N/107.5774W Pigeon Peak [310622] 37.6323N/107.6463W Pikes Peak [210839] 38.8405N/105.0446W Precipice Peak [310678] 38.1194N/107.5351W Mt. Princeton [210715] 38.7492N/106.2424W Pyramid Peak [210418] 39.0716N/106.9501W Red Mountain No. 3 [310639] 37.9015N/107.6891W Sheep Mountain [310658] 37.7854N/107.8861W Mt. Sneffels [210603 & 310677] 38.0037N/107.7922W Sneffels Range seen from Log Hill Mesa [310677] various Spearhead [210240] 40.2552N/105.6381W Trinity Peaks (highest peak) [310674] 37.6849N/107.5812W Turret Peak [310622] 37.6275N/107.6399W Vestal Peak [310674] 37.6893N/107.6027W Wilson Peak [210604] 37.8603N/107.9846W NEVADA RUBY MOUNTAINS EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE THE SNAKE RANGE NEVADA PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Greys Peak [211119] 41.0237N/115.1048W Hole in the Mountain Peak [M-11119] 40.9507N/115.1221W Hole in the Mountain (actual hole) [D11131] 40.9471N/115.1235W Ibapah Peak (Utah) [M-11307] 39.8281N/113.9197W Mt. Moriah [M-11307] 39.2732N/114.1988W Rock glacier on Wheeler Peak [M-11314] on Wheeler Peak Ruby Dome [211103] 40.6217N/115.4754W Wheeler Peak [311355 & 311341-C] 38.9857N/114.3139W UTAH UINTA MOUNTAINS WASATCH RANGE LA SAL MOUNTAINS THE TITAN TUSHAR MOUNTA1NS HOUSE RANGE ZION NATIONAL PARK UTAH PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Abraham [312419] 37.2430N/112.9787W Altar of Sacrifice [212419 and 212422 panorama] 37.2257N/113.0198W Mt. Belknap [D12216] 38.4193N/112.4125W Delano Peak [D12219] 38.3692N/112.3714W Mt. Emmons [212N10] 40.7116N/110.3038W Great White Throne [312480] 37.2609N/112.9412W Hayden Peak [212N05] 40.7356N/110.8441W Isaac [312419] 37.2448N/112.9731W Kings Peak [212N16] 40.7763N/110.3730W Mt. Nebo [M-12201 & 212202] 39.8218N/111.7603W Notch Peak [212106] 39.1432N/113.4094W Painter Peak [212N16] 40.7530N/110.3590W Mt. Peale [212702] 38.4384N/109.2291W South Kings Peak [212N16] 40.7659N/110.3778W Sundial [212419 and 212422 panorama] 37.2155N/113.0243W Mt. Timpanogos [212M08] & [212M18] & [212M14 and 212M15 panorama] 40.3908N/111.6460W Titan [612751] 38.7182N/109.2834W West Rim Trail, Zion Nat. Park, view from top [312452] approx. 37.296 N/112.989 W West Tenple [212419 and 212422 panorama] 37.2108N/113.0207W ARIZONA SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS AJO RANGE BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS PINALEÑO MOUNTAINS CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS ARIZONA PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Agassiz Peak [213421] 35.3259N/111.6776W Alamo Canyon in the Ajo Range [313740] approx. 32.067 N/112.718 W Baboquivari Peak [213852] 31.7711N/111.5958W Balanced Rock, near Massai Pt. [313905] approx. 32.006 N/109.313 W Browns Peak (Four Peaks) [213560] 33.6843N/111.3255W Goosehead Rock [213820] 32.3749N/110.7042W Keyhole [MZ-162] near Skull Eyes Rock Mt. Graham [213938 & 213939] 32.7016N/109.8713W Humphreys Peak [213439 & 213312] 35.3463N/111.6780W Mazatzal Mountains, cactus in bloom [213612] along Apache Trail Sanders Peak [313909] 31.8597N/109.2652W Skull Eyes Rock [313913] 31.8772N/109.1751W Sunset Crater [213439] 35.3655N/111.5005W Totem Pole (Chiricahua N.M.) [213902] approx. 31.9990N/109.3125W NEW MEXICO SHIPROCK THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE EL MORRO SANDIA MOUNTAINS SIERRA BLANCA RANGE SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS ORGAN MOUNTAINS NEW MEXICO PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED El Morro (Inscription Rock) [214403] & [214407] 35.0411N/108.3501W Hermit Peak [M-14203] 35.7445N/105.4153W Organ Needle [214878] 32.3451N/106.5620W San Agustin Peak [M-14805] 32.4387N/106.5631W San Andres Mountains [M-14804] Various Sandia Crest [214503] & [214507] 35.2101N/106.4495W Shiprock [214151] 36.6876N/108.8365W Sierra Blanca Peak [214820] 33.3743N/105.8088W Wheeler Peak [214257] 36.5568N/105.4169W TEXAS GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS DAVIS MOUNTAINS CHISOS MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT SIERRA DEL CARMEN TEXAS PEAKS AND LOCATIONS FEATURED Casa Grande Peak [317812] 29.2676N/103.2872W El Capitan (on Guadalupe Peak) [317706] 31.8774N/104.8580W Sawtooth Mountain [317701] 30.6850N/104.2282W Sierra del Carmen [217867] (in neighboring Coahuila State, Mexico) No data available

Recipe

Discover the essence of the Rockies through Ed Cooper’s lens. Celebrate the remarkable Rocky Mountains with this stunning photographic feast that takes us from the Canadian border at Idaho and Montana to the Mexican border at Big Bend National Park. Author, photographer, and legendary “climbing bum” Ed Cooper brings America’s most iconic mountain range to life, passionately zeroing in on the heart of the Rockies, including most of the better known subranges, and capturing views of the highest peaks in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
In keeping with his sensibilities as a mountaineer and climber, Cooper provides the most current and relevant geodetic data for every featured peak, including newer, corrected altitudes that reflect more accurate measuring by the National Geodetic Survey. Readers can now easily look up each peak on topographic maps or view them in stunning three-dimensional display using tools such as Google Earth thanks to Cooper’s impressive collection of data found at the end of each chapter.
Unlike any other book on the Rocky Mountains, Soul of the Rockies focuses exclusively on the mountains themselves rather than dwelling on related themes such as flora, fauna, mining, logging, and history. It is quite simply a distillation of the best views the Rockies have to offer, revealing through this spectacular work all the glory of America’s largest mountain range.
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