The Yosemite guide-book : a description of the Yosemite Valley and the adjacent region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the big trees of California . s double, the first sunamit being 11,031 feethigh, and the eastern one 12,057 feet. The latter is a very sharp ridge,with both sides inclined at as steep an angle as the loose materials couldmaintain without sliding; the actual crest is a sharp comb of rock. Thepeaks on each side are verv steep, and were estimated to be 2,500 feetabove the pass, or fully 14,500 feet above the sea. At this time (July 27)there was no snow on the line traversed by our p
The Yosemite guide-book : a description of the Yosemite Valley and the adjacent region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the big trees of California . s double, the first sunamit being 11,031 feethigh, and the eastern one 12,057 feet. The latter is a very sharp ridge,with both sides inclined at as steep an angle as the loose materials couldmaintain without sliding; the actual crest is a sharp comb of rock. Thepeaks on each side are verv steep, and were estimated to be 2,500 feetabove the pass, or fully 14,500 feet above the sea. At this time (July 27)there was no snow on the line traversed by our party, although large patcheswere seen much lower down in shaded localities. From the crest of the Sierra to its base in Owens Valley is about eightmiles in a direct line, and the average descent is just 1,000 feet per milefor that distance. From the foot of the mountains a gradual and imiformslope extends into the valley, forming an inclined plane, strewn with bouldersresting upon a sandy soil. This plain is dry and baiTen, and covered withthe usual desert shrubs, Artemisia, Purshia, Linosyris, and others. The THE HIGH SIEKRA. 133 Fig. \1 ?? ^,7^~--:,V.^^~*V<^?5!?^:^;i^s:s»S^^~^i^ ^
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