Harvard Peak, Colorado paperweight

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• 3 1/4 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Felt backing With soft fleece pouch In clear-vinyl covered box PLACE NAME: Mount Harvard ELEVATION: 14,420 ft. COORDINATES: N38° 55' 28'' W106° 19' 12'' LOCATION: Sawatch Range, Colorado, USA MARKERSLEUTH PHOTO CONTRIBUTOR: No Station Found 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: Mid-Atlantic/Northeastern U.S., North America
  • Countries Covered: United States
  • States Covered: Massachusetts
  • Folded Size: N/A
  • Unfolded Size: N/A
  • Weight: 6 oz