Silverton and Red Mountain Pass slides [05]

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Title Silverton and Red Mountain Pass slides [05]
Photo Number P0422n01_03_015
Description Black and white photograph from Edward La Chapelle's tour of Colorado avalanche area in March of 1955. This photo shows Precious Metals Gulch and the road between Silverton and Red Mountain Pass. This entire stretch of road is exposed to slides falling from Bullion King Mountain, out of picture to the right.
Subject Avalanches--Colorado--Photographs
Additional Information Photos accompanied an April 1955 U.S. Forest Service report by Edward La Chapelle, "Report on tour of inspection, Colorado avalanche areas," available in the John Hoagland avalanche publications collection, ACCN 1571, box 11, folder 5.
Spatial Coverage San Juan Mountains (Colo.)
Collection Number and Name P0422 John Hoagland photograph collection
Collection Name John Hoagland
Relation is Part of Ski and Snow Sports Archives
Date 1955-03-17
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6s887h2
Setname uum_map_usa
ID 2116416
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s887h2
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