Mt. Yale, Colorado lapel pin

Free USA Shipping 

• • 1 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Military clutch back Mounted on story card PLACE NAME: Mount Yale ELEVATION: 14,196 ft. COORDINATES: N38° 50' 39'' W106° 14' 31'' LOCATION: Sawatch Range, Colorado, USA 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: Lapel Pin
  • Subtype: Pins
  • 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: 1 oz