Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938

A circular mountain identifier plaque or name plate atop Red Mountain, in Kittitas County, Washington, August 4, 1938. Points radiate outward from the center, allowing those on the summit to identify mountain peaks visible from the 360-degree panorama. Peaks identified include (beginning from compas...

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Main Author: Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Hiking; Mountains; Plaques; Signs (Notices); Landscape & Nature; Recreation & Social Life;
Alta
Kendall
Lookout
Mount Baker
Glacier Peak
Huckleberry Mountain
Mount Price
Mount Stuart
Mount Thompson
Price Mount
Stuart Mount
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/roslyn,986
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spelling ftwashingtonrh:oai:www.washingtonruralheritage.org:roslyn/986 2023-05-15T16:20:40+02:00 Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938 Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991 United States -- Washington -- Kittitas county -- Red Mountain; 47.456227,-121.389336 image/jpeg http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/roslyn,986 unknown Washington State Library Washington Rural Heritage Roslyn Heritage -- Pio Panieri Collection The materials in the Pio Panieri Collection are under protection of copyright, entering the public domain in the year 2061. All rights are reserved. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, and/or printed or electronic publication, written permission is required by the copyright owner. Please contact the Roslyn Public Library for assistance. PDM Privately owned; Roslyn Public Library; holding institution: private collection of John Crestanello; extent and medium: 1 photographic negative; other physical details: b&w Hiking; Mountains; Plaques; Signs (Notices); Landscape & Nature; Recreation & Social Life; Still Image; ftwashingtonrh 2017-01-22T16:37:29Z A circular mountain identifier plaque or name plate atop Red Mountain, in Kittitas County, Washington, August 4, 1938. Points radiate outward from the center, allowing those on the summit to identify mountain peaks visible from the 360-degree panorama. Peaks identified include (beginning from compass point North, turning clockwise: Big Snow Mountain; Glacier Peak; Iron Cap Mountain; Mount Thompson; Huckleberry Mountain; Alaska Mountain; Mount Stuart; Mount Alta; Kendall Peak; Mount Rainier; Silver Peak; Guye Peak; Denny Mountain; Snoqualmie Mountain; Garfield Mountain; Mount Price; Mount Baker. According to Ira Spring and Byron Fish, Red Mountain (including its fire lookout station) "was in one of the chummiest spots. From its summit, the person there could see five other lookouts." [from Spring, Ira and Fish, Byron. Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers, 1996.] Note: It is unclear (though unlikely) that this plaque remains on Red Still Image glacier Alaska Washington Rural Heritage (Washington State Library) Alta Kendall ENVELOPE(-59.828,-59.828,-63.497,-63.497) Lookout ENVELOPE(77.955,77.955,-68.605,-68.605) Mount Baker ENVELOPE(169.250,169.250,-72.767,-72.767) Glacier Peak ENVELOPE(-128.637,-128.637,54.700,54.700) Huckleberry Mountain ENVELOPE(-127.153,-127.153,53.683,53.683) Mount Price ENVELOPE(-144.567,-144.567,-86.533,-86.533) Mount Stuart ENVELOPE(125.167,125.167,-66.467,-66.467) Mount Thompson ENVELOPE(123.583,123.583,-66.750,-66.750) Price Mount ENVELOPE(166.633,166.633,-84.483,-84.483) Stuart Mount ENVELOPE(162.250,162.250,-72.550,-72.550)
institution Open Polar
collection Washington Rural Heritage (Washington State Library)
op_collection_id ftwashingtonrh
language unknown
topic Hiking; Mountains; Plaques; Signs (Notices); Landscape & Nature; Recreation & Social Life;
spellingShingle Hiking; Mountains; Plaques; Signs (Notices); Landscape & Nature; Recreation & Social Life;
Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991
Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
topic_facet Hiking; Mountains; Plaques; Signs (Notices); Landscape & Nature; Recreation & Social Life;
description A circular mountain identifier plaque or name plate atop Red Mountain, in Kittitas County, Washington, August 4, 1938. Points radiate outward from the center, allowing those on the summit to identify mountain peaks visible from the 360-degree panorama. Peaks identified include (beginning from compass point North, turning clockwise: Big Snow Mountain; Glacier Peak; Iron Cap Mountain; Mount Thompson; Huckleberry Mountain; Alaska Mountain; Mount Stuart; Mount Alta; Kendall Peak; Mount Rainier; Silver Peak; Guye Peak; Denny Mountain; Snoqualmie Mountain; Garfield Mountain; Mount Price; Mount Baker. According to Ira Spring and Byron Fish, Red Mountain (including its fire lookout station) "was in one of the chummiest spots. From its summit, the person there could see five other lookouts." [from Spring, Ira and Fish, Byron. Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers, 1996.] Note: It is unclear (though unlikely) that this plaque remains on Red
format Still Image
author Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991
author_facet Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991
author_sort Panieri, Pio, 1903-1991
title Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
title_short Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
title_full Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
title_fullStr Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
title_full_unstemmed Red Mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, August 4, 1938
title_sort red mountain summit, mountain identifier plaque, august 4, 1938
publisher Washington State Library
url http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/roslyn,986
op_coverage United States -- Washington -- Kittitas county -- Red Mountain; 47.456227,-121.389336
long_lat ENVELOPE(-59.828,-59.828,-63.497,-63.497)
ENVELOPE(77.955,77.955,-68.605,-68.605)
ENVELOPE(169.250,169.250,-72.767,-72.767)
ENVELOPE(-128.637,-128.637,54.700,54.700)
ENVELOPE(-127.153,-127.153,53.683,53.683)
ENVELOPE(-144.567,-144.567,-86.533,-86.533)
ENVELOPE(125.167,125.167,-66.467,-66.467)
ENVELOPE(123.583,123.583,-66.750,-66.750)
ENVELOPE(166.633,166.633,-84.483,-84.483)
ENVELOPE(162.250,162.250,-72.550,-72.550)
geographic Alta
Kendall
Lookout
Mount Baker
Glacier Peak
Huckleberry Mountain
Mount Price
Mount Stuart
Mount Thompson
Price Mount
Stuart Mount
geographic_facet Alta
Kendall
Lookout
Mount Baker
Glacier Peak
Huckleberry Mountain
Mount Price
Mount Stuart
Mount Thompson
Price Mount
Stuart Mount
genre glacier
Alaska
genre_facet glacier
Alaska
op_source Privately owned; Roslyn Public Library; holding institution: private collection of John Crestanello; extent and medium: 1 photographic negative; other physical details: b&w
op_relation Washington Rural Heritage
Roslyn Heritage -- Pio Panieri Collection
op_rights The materials in the Pio Panieri Collection are under protection of copyright, entering the public domain in the year 2061. All rights are reserved. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, and/or printed or electronic publication, written permission is required by the copyright owner. Please contact the Roslyn Public Library for assistance.
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