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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

Yoho National Park: The Mountains, the Rocks, the Scenery

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