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climbers an excellent view-point. Standing 

 aside one mile from the Continental Divide and 

 rising above a large surrounding wonderland, 

 its summit and upper slopes give splendid views 

 and command a variety of scenes, near and far. 

 While upon its slope, Mr. Chapin said: "I 

 would not fail to impress on the mind of the 

 tourist that the scenes are too grand for words 

 to convey a true idea of their magnificence. 

 Let him, then, not fail to visit them." It is an 

 extremely rocky and rugged peak, but it is al- 

 most entirely free of snow and ice, so that climb- 

 ing it is simply a day's work crowded with en- 

 joyment and almost free from danger. Though 

 it is two hundred and fifty feet lower than the 

 highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and three 

 hundred and fifty feet lower than Mt. Whitney, 

 California, the highest peak in the United States, 

 Long's Peak probably has a greater individual- 

 ity than either. Alongside it stands Mt. Meeker, 

 with an altitude of 14,000 feet. These sky towers 

 are visible more than one hundred miles. The 

 Indians of the Colorado and Wyoming plains 

 used to call them the "Two Guides." 



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