Title:
Looking S.E. at the exposed declivity of Specimen Ridge where the Fossil Forest has been uncovered by erosion, Yellowstone
Nat. Park, Wyo. Nothing could tell more graphically than the view from this point the story of the successive forests which
grew above another on the sloped of this ridge, only to be successively submerged by outpourings of lava from the enormous
volcanic crater which once, in a remote geological era, was active on the other side of Specimen Ridge, in the direction in
which we are looking. Exposed fossil tree trunks are numerous in the face of this cliff and one of them may be plainly seen
close to the left end of the sheer wall, just beneath living pines which are growing on the surface of the ridge. (Lat. 45N;
Long. 110W).
Creator:
Not Known
Subject:
Facilities
Parks
National parks and reserves
Land
Mountains
Specimen Ridge
Forts & fortifications
Fort Yellowstone
Rangers headquarters
Description:
Looking S.E. at the exposed declivity of Specimen Ridge where the Fossil Forest has been uncovered by erosion, Yellowstone
Nat. Park, Wyo. Nothing could tell more graphically than the view from this point the story of the successive forests which
grew above another on the sloped of this ridge, only to be successively submerged by outpourings of lava from the enormous
volcanic crater which once, in a remote geological era, was active on the other side of Specimen Ridge, in the direction in
which we are looking. Exposed fossil tree trunks are numerous in the face of this cliff and one of them may be plainly seen
close to the left end of the sheer wall, just beneath living pines which are growing on the surface of the ridge. (Lat. 45N;
Long. 110W).
Publisher:
Keystone View Company
Contributor:
Gifford M. Mast
Date:
1927
Type:
Photography
Format:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier:
1996.0009.KU86450
Language:
eng
Coverage:
North and Central America
United States
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
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Looking S.E. at the exposed declivity of Specimen Ridge where the Fossil Forest has been uncovered by erosion, Yellowstone
Nat. Park, Wyo. Nothing could tell more graphically than the view from this point the story of the successive forests which
grew above another on the sloped of this ridge, only to be successively submerged by outpourings of lava from the enormous
volcanic crater which once, in a remote geological era, was active on the other side of Specimen Ridge, in the direction in
which we are looking. Exposed fossil tree trunks are numerous in the face of this cliff and one of them may be plainly seen
close to the left end of the sheer wall, just beneath living pines which are growing on the surface of the ridge. (Lat. 45N;
Long. 110W).