Chalk Cliffs Curecanti Colorado
by Janice Pariza
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Chalk Cliffs Curecanti Colorado
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Janice Pariza
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The Chalk Cliffs in Cimarron, Colorado on a stormy, foggy evening just at twilight.
The Chalk Cliffs are located near the mouth of Chalk Creek Canyon, on the southeastern side of Mt. Princeton. From Highway 24, once can easily see the gray cliffs seemingly gauged into the mountain. If you're at the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, Deer Valley Ranch or driving on Chaffee County Road 162 near Nathrop, you can't miss this scenic landmark.
Near the junction of State Highway 24 and County Road 126, the Chalk Cliffs can be seen in the bottom left, with the summit of Mt. Princeton to the right.
The striking white cliffs on Mount Princeton are made not of chalk but of kaolinite, a soft rock produced by hot springs percolating through cracks in the mountain.
Majestic Mt. Princeton
Inspired by the cliffs that look like white chalk, this peak was named Chalk Mountain by George M. Wheeler during his surveying and mapping expedition of the Colorado Territory in 1871. However, the name Mount Princeton was used in 1873 by Ferdinand V. Hayden, leader of the U.S. Geologic Survey's, Hayden Expedition. Hayden named many of the neighboring peaks after Ivy League schools.
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February 10th, 2014
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