The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 108
... feet an hour . It is important to get up the mountain quickly to allow myself extra time to pause if I discover something on the way or when I reach the sum- mit ; I may even find I need to go to the other side of the peak , which could ...
... feet an hour . It is important to get up the mountain quickly to allow myself extra time to pause if I discover something on the way or when I reach the sum- mit ; I may even find I need to go to the other side of the peak , which could ...
Page 116
... feet above the level of the sea , and walled in by a rim of snow - clad mountain peaks . ... I thought it must ... feet above sea level , and the peaks around it reach up toward 11,000 feet . The lake has 63 tributaries including the ...
... feet above the level of the sea , and walled in by a rim of snow - clad mountain peaks . ... I thought it must ... feet above sea level , and the peaks around it reach up toward 11,000 feet . The lake has 63 tributaries including the ...
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... feet , almost 31⁄2 inches below the natural rim . That was its high point last year , when for the first time on record Lake Tahoe failed to reach the natural rim even at the peak of snow runoff in late June . Had the lake exceeded 6,223 ...
... feet , almost 31⁄2 inches below the natural rim . That was its high point last year , when for the first time on record Lake Tahoe failed to reach the natural rim even at the peak of snow runoff in late June . Had the lake exceeded 6,223 ...
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