6o6 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



tose rocks. In the gate of the Notch, near the Crawford house, several 

 inferior profiles have been pointed out, as the "Old maid," "Young man," 



Fig. 76. — THE SENTINEL. 



"The baby," etc., but the resemblances are not striking. Perhaps the 

 best rocky face in the state, next to the Profile, is the " Old Man of Dix- 

 viUe." 



Features of Long Ranges of Schist. 



The more common variety of our scenery is based upon modifications 

 of long reaches of micaceous schists. The scenery is less pronounced 

 than that characteristic of a granitic foundation, since the rock decom- 

 poses with difficulty. The shapes of the mountains of this rock depend 

 chiefly upon their original position, as determined by elevation. Where 

 the forces have acted normally, there results a long range with rounded 

 surface, like a mid-ocean wave of corresponding length. In the case 

 of dislocations, the mountains will stop short at the line of fracture. 

 When more than one series of elevations has affected the mass, the 

 composite character of the resulting eminences may be observed. 



Such features of elevation and disturbance as have been noticed about 

 the Mt. Washington range are of considerable consequence, since the 

 district is better known than most others, and presents the grandest 

 elements in our scenery. 



There are two ways of looking at this range, — from the side, or from 

 the ends, somewhat tangentially. Of the former, the views from Beth- 

 lehem, Littleton, Whitefield, and the vicinity of the Fabyan house are 



