THE BEAUTY OF THE MOUN- 

 TAINS 



IN considering the beauty of the moun- 

 tains we should always begin with 

 form. Structural form in a mountain has 

 the kind of importance which architec- 

 tural form has in a cathedral. Indeed, a 

 study of the famous cathedrals, architec- 

 turally, would be an excellent prepara- 

 tion for the study of mountains. 



Probably, in common estimate, the 

 most beautiful mountainshape is the pyra- 

 midal (Mount Garfield), where, from one 

 summit-point, the mass falls away sharply 

 on all sides. In Sweetser's "Guide" there 

 is a humorous reference to a mountain- 

 native who, when questioned as to the 



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