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David M. Baird. Yoho National Park: The Mountains, the Rocks, the Scenery
Yoho National Park: The Mountains, the Rocks, the Scenery
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
DIVIDES
BOUNDARIES OF THE PARK
ORIGIN OF THE MOUNTAINS
THE ROCKS
THE SCULPTURING OF THE MOUNTAINS
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHAPES OF MOUNTAINS
Castellate, castle, or ‘layer-cake’ mountains
Mountains cut in dipping layered rocks
Dogtooth mountains
Sawtooth mountains
Irregular mountains
Synclinal mountains
Anticlinal mountains
Mountains of complex structure
Matterhorn mountains
PLACES OF UNUSUAL GEOLOGICAL INTEREST
Famous Fossil Localities
The Hoodoos
The Natural Bridge
Wapta Falls
Takakkaw Falls
Twin Falls
Emerald Lake
Lake O’Hara
Kicking Horse River Flats
The Big Bend Cut
Old Mines near Yoho
ROADLOG AND POINTS OF INTEREST
1. East Gate
2. Sink Lake
3. West End of Wapta Lake
4. Spiral Tunnels Lookout
5. Kicking Horse River Bridge
6. Takakkaw Falls Campsite
7. Field Intersection
8. Natural Bridge Area
9. Emerald Lake
10. Roadside Opposite Service Area
11. Ottertail Bridge—South End
12. Viewpoint on West Side of Road
13. Finn Creek Picnic Area
14. Rock-cut at Big Bend
15. Viewpoint on West Side of Road
16. Old Quarry on North Side of Road
17. High Rock Bank on North Side of Road at Big Bend
18. West Gate
EPILOGUE
INDEX
