Around Monarch Pass (Images of America) - Softcover

Vandenbusche, Duane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738580708 ISBN 13: 9780738580708

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Monarch Country is an incredibly beautiful mountain region spanning both sides of the Continental Divide in the southern portions of Chaffee and Gunnison Counties in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado. Monarch Pass, at 11,312 feet above sea level, divides the Gunnison Country in the west from the Arkansas River watershed in the east. This scenic, wild, and rugged region surrounding the crossroads of U.S. Routes 50 and 285 is rich in mining, railroad, and skiing history and once included booming mining camps such as Maysville, Garfield, Monarch, and White Pine. The crown jewel of this spectacular high-country landscape is the Monarch Ski Area, which enjoys 350 to 500 inches of snowfall every year.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Duane Vandenbusche, a professor of history at Western State College in Gunnison since 1962, is the author of several books on the Gunnison Country and Western Colorado. Until 2007, he doubled as a cross-country coach at the college, where his men’s and women’s teams won 12 national championships and produced three Olympians. In this volume, photographs gathered from libraries, museums, private collections, and old-timers―many of them previously unpublished―bring the rich history of Monarch Country alive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0738580708
• ISBN 13: 9780738580708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128