
Buffalo and Silverthorne

by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Buffalo and Silverthorne
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
"Mount Silverthorne", or Willow Benchmark as it appears on USGS Maps, is the third highest summit in Colorado's Gore Range, and 351st overall in Colorado. While the borders of the Gore Range can be hard to nail down geographically, the rugged heart of the range most people are familiar with resides within the boundaries of Eagles Nest Wilderness on the Eagle and Summit County border. This rugged range crest is home to many jagged peaks and spires, many unnamed and referred to only by nicknames awarded them from the Colorado Mountain Club and other early climbers in the range. "Mount Silverthorne" is one such nicknamed peak, named for the way it towers above the nearby town of Silverthorne.
Buffalo Mountain, 12,777 feet in elevation, is one of the most visible promontories of Summit County, being situated immediately north of Frisco at the gap that marks the southern end of the Gore Range. Looking like a fattened herbivore curled on its side beneath a covering of winter snows, Buffalo Mountain overlooks Silverthorne, Dillon, Keystone, and Frisco. Buffalo Mountain Trail ascends through a lodgepole pine forest, past exposed rock formations, into a steep boulder field
Some digital effects were applied to this original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark.
Image copyright 2018 Jon Burch Photography
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October 1st, 2018
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