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	historic ghost towns, boomtown, museum, South Park City, Fairplay, Colorado, mining history
		South Park City is a remarkable restoration of these early towns, preserving the history of our nation's frontier while it educates and entertains the present.
		Located in Fairplay, Colorado, the museum is an accurate representation of a mining town between 1860 and 1900.
		Seven of the buildings are on their original sites; the others have been moved from abandoned camps and ghost towns in South Park, a 900 square mile basin surrounded by Colorado's majestic Rocky Mountains.
	www.southparkcity.org (560 words)

	South Park (Colorado basin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Park is a high intermontane grassland basin, approximately 10000 ft (3000 m) in elevation, in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado.
		In 1859 the discovery of placer gold in the streams of the valley during the Colorado Gold Rush led to an influx of prospectors and miners.
		The basin was connected to Denver by railroad with the extension of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad over Kenosha Pass in 1879.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Park_(Colorado_basin) (595 words)

	South Park (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Park, Houston, a neighborhood of Houston, Texas.
		South Park, Seattle, Washington, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
		South Park Republican, a name for non-conformist members of the U.S. Republican Party who share the political views of the television series.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Park_(disambiguation) (278 words)

	National Park Service: A Survey of the Recreational Resources of the Colorado River Basin (Chapter 1)
		Northward, in Utah and Colorado, the basin becomes progressively narrower, edged by loftier mountain ranges, until at the extreme northern tip of the ear, 830 miles from the Mexican border, it is reduced to a width of 25 miles as it culminates in the magnificent Wind River Range of western Wyoming.
		They are bounded on the south by the second mountain barrier, comprising the Tavaputs Plateaus which, with the Roan Plateau, form an 8,000- to 9,000-foot wall all the way across the basin from the Wasatch Mountains on the west to the White River Plateau of the Rockies on the east.
		The Colorado River beyond this junction plunges into a wild and fantastically eroded land of winding gorges and sandstone mesas whose vast expanses are punctuated at irregular intervals by the isolated, steeply upthrust masses of the Henry, Abajo, and Navajo Mountains.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colorado/chap1.htm (3393 words)

	USGS Colorado Water Resources--South Platte River Basin
		Altitude in the basin ranges from 14,286 ft at Mt. Lincoln on the Continental Divide to 2,750 ft. at the confluence of the South Platte and North Platte Rivers.
		In contrast, the annual precipitation on the plains east of Denver, Colorado, and in the South Park area in the southwest part of the basin, ranges from 7 to 15 in.
		Agricultural land is somewhat more restricted to the plains and the South Park area near Fairplay, Colo. Forest land occurs in a north-south band in the mountains.
	co.water.usgs.gov /nawqa/splt/html/spbasininfops.html (515 words)

	Colorado Open Lands - South Park Basin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		South Park is a 1,000 square mile grassland basin located in the geographic center of Colorado.
		Colorado Open Lands is successfully engaging landowners and stakeholders in a cooperative, voluntary effort to preserve and enhance priority conservation targets in South Park.
		Currently, Colorado Open Lands is assisting Park County in implementing a recent $3.5 million Legacy Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to further the objectives of the South Park Heritage Area plan.
	coloradoopenlands.org /content/view/59/105 (761 words)

	Colorado Open Lands - Projects - South Park (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Colorado Open Lands’ success in South Park would not have been possible without the support and guidance of this partnership and the commitment of the private landowners.
		The ranch was identified early in 2000 as one of several priority ranches in the South Park because of its significant ecological and open space values.
		Colorado Open Lands and Park County were able to aid the Nuekirchs in their donation by providing limited funding through the South Park Basin Legacy Program.
	coloradoopenlands.org /content/view/65/131 (3240 words)

	The Colorado River Basin: Lifeline of the Southwest - DesertUSA
		The Colorado River is born about 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flows southwest for 1,470 miles to the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico.
		South of the Mojave Desert lies the Salton Basin, a large structural depression 235 feet below sea level, extending 150 miles northwest from the head of the Gulf of California.
		The Colorado River system was the first drainage basin in which the concept of the multipurpose dam was employed.
	www.desertusa.com /colorado/coloriv/du_coloriv.html (1139 words)

	GEOLOGY OF SOUTH PARK, COLORADO (Site not responding. Last check: )
		South Park is an intermountain basin of the Colorado Rockies.
		The entire basin is on east flank and has a prevailing 20-degree east dip.
		South side was closed during the Oligocene by debris from centers of the Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field.
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2003RM/finalprogram/abstract_52853.htm (341 words)

	National Park Service: A Survey of the Recreational Resources of the Colorado River Basin (Chapter 10)
		Tucson Mountain Park is especially attractive, its 44 square miles of desert mountain country containing a wealth of desert growth and an abundance of wildlife.
		Forests of pines south and west of town contribute to Prescott's growing popularity as a summer resort in the heart of the dude ranch country.
		Winslow, on United States Highway 66, is a gateway to he Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations to the north and to the Mogollon Plateau and the Tonto Basin to the south.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colorado/chap10a.htm (1153 words)

	Environmental Defense - The Colorado River Delta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the map the Delta was bisected by the river, but in fact the river was nowhere and everywhere, for he could not decide which of a hundred green lagoons offered the most pleasant and least speedy path to the Gulf.
		Until the early 20th century the Colorado River ran free from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado south into Mexico, where it emptied into the Gulf of California.
		The positive effects this water has had on an otherwise beleaguered and forgotten, but highly capable ecosystem suggest the water should be committed to the region, where it is invaluable to a host of plants and wildlife and to the continued way of life of the native peoples.
	www.environmentaldefense.org /article.cfm?ContentID=2641 (540 words)

	Other Resources - Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Minckley, C. Observations on the Biology of the Humpback Chub in the Colorado River Basin 1980-1990.
		Boulder, Colo: Dept. of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, 1975-1979.
		The Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons.
	www.westernwater.org /OtherResources_readings_CRBbio.html (1930 words)

	Park County, Fairplay, Colorado-Cabins, Lodging, Camping
		Hoosier, Kenosha, and Wilkerson passes provide highway travelers panoramic views of South Park and the high mountain ranges that surround this vast grassland basin, called a "park." Weston Pass, Boreas Pass and Guanella Pass trace historic railroad and stagecoach routes.
		Nestled in the Heart of the Colorado Rockies in Park County between Summit County and Buena Vista.
		Copyright by The Colorado Directory, Inc. This is a directory only; it is not and does not contain a recommendation,warranty, guaranty, inducement or endorsement of any kind.
	www.coloradodirectory.com /parkcounty (595 words)

	SOUTH PARK SHOWCASE : RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		South Park is a unique area, with wide contrasts in terrain, resulting in widely variable snowfall patterns.
		Park at the gate near the dam and ski west on the road around the north side of the reservoir.
		To avoid backtracking, park a second vehicle at the intersection of Colorado 9 and Summit County Road 670 on the north side of the pass.
	www.stenulson.net /showcase/recreatn.htm (5629 words)

	For Sale : Colorado State Geology Publications for sale.
		Stratigraphy and structure of Tertiary rocks in central South Park, Park county, Colorado.
		Uranium in the Tertiary intermontance basin of Colorado (Malan)
		On the crustal shortening of the Colorado Rockies.
	www.woodenski.com /2neat/state/colorado.htm (4420 words)

	South Park, Colorado - Southpoint.com
		In traveling west from the Pike's Peak area, we headed to the South Park area to see some ghost towns.
		It is a partially winding road until it reaches the bottom of a valley, which is the South Park basin where the old towns of Jefferson and Como are.
		In Fairplay, we spent the rest of the afternoon at South Park City, which is an authentic restoration of a Colorado mining town between 1860 to 1900.
	www.southpoint.com /states/co/southpark.htm (323 words)

	CVO Menu - America's Volcanic Past - Colorado
		This coincides with the beginning of a period of rapid uplift of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau provinces that lie between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada Range in California.
		Most of the park is underlain by Precambrian rocks: Silver Plume granite east and south of Howbert Point and Pikes Peak granite along the river west of Howbert.
		In Ouray and south to the vicinity of Bear Creek, sedimentary rocks from the Paleozoic era outcrop on the canyon walls.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Places/volcanic_past_colorado.html (5696 words)

	Colorado & Southern Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rich history of Colorado from the Gold Rush in 1859 until early part of the 20th century is provided in both text and fabulous photographs, largely from the State Historical Society of Colorado.
		South Breckenridge turned the heads of the mining world in the early 1900s with its hydraulically excavated placer mining pit.
		DSPandP Roundhouse, Turntable, and Watertank at Gunnison, Colorado
	www.ironhorse129.com /rollingstock/CandS/bibliog-c&s.htm (7769 words)

	historic ghost towns
		Located in Fairplay, Colorado, the South Park City ghost town museum is an accurate representation of a mining town between 1860 and 1900.
		Buildings are from abandoned ghost towns in South Park, a 900 square mile basin surrounded by Colorado's majestic Rocky Mountains.
		Before planning to visit South Park City ghost town, be sure to look over the Museum Info page.
	www.southparkcity.org /ghost-towns.htm (278 words)

	Scenic Buena Vista, Colorado: Photos, Web Cams, Happenings And Forum
		McPhelemy Park is a busy place with spring time in full swing in Buena Vista...
		Cottonwood Lake is a unpretentious and scenic lake in south Cottonwood Canyon.
		Princeton is one of Colorado's 54 "14ers," which are mountains with a summit that is 14,000+ feet over sea level.
	scenicbuenavista.com (1316 words)

	South Platte River Hydrologic Observatory
		(Dennehy, 1991) and is located in parts of three States - Colorado (79 percent of the basin), Nebraska (15 percent of the basin), and Wyoming (6 percent of the basin).
		The basin contains the most concentrated population density in the Rocky Mountain region, located along the Front Range urban corridor in Colorado where the mountains meet the plains.
		Land use and land cover in the South Platte River Basin during 1975-80 (Feagas, and others, 1983) is divided into: 41 percent rangeland, 37 percent agricultural land, 16 percent forest land, 3 percent urban or built-up land, and 3 percent other land.
	www.engr.colostate.edu /~ramirez/SouthPlatte_LTHO.htm (660 words)

	Hartsel Springs Ranch: Colorado Rocky Mountains Real Estate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With master planning from Design Studios West and a proven track record from the developer, our project is destined to become one of Colorado’s finest mountain properties.
		You’ll still find buffalo roaming the plains, herds of Elk in the foothills, and some of the best wild trout fishing waters in the world in a highland basin surrounded by Colorado’s most famous and spectacular mountains.
		The South, Middle and East forks of the legendary South Platte River all converge on Ranch property.
	www.southparkranches.com /index.htm (495 words)

	Recent Publications of the Basin Analysis Group
		Trop, J.M., Ridgway, K.D., and Layer, P.W., 2002, Mesozoic sedimentary basin development on the allochthonous Wrangellia composite terrane, Wrangell Mountains basin, Alaska: A long-term record of terrane migration and arc construction: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v.
		Cole, R.B., Ridgway, K.D., Layer, P.W., and Drake, J., 1999, Kinematics of basin development during the transition from terrane accretion to strike-slip tectonics, Late Cretaceous early Tertiary Cantwell Formation, south central Alaska: Tectonics, v.
		Mark Lesh, M.S., 2002 – Neotectonics and stratigraphy of the Alaska Range foreland basin and regional cross section of southern Alaska.
	www.purdue.edu /eas/basin/pubs_theses.html (1002 words)

	Summer Programs Abroad
		Fieldwork activities will be located in Colorado’s South Park and center on the investigation of Native American histories.
		Rich in archaeological resources, South Park is a large intermontane basin, situated directly east of the Continental Divide.
		Together with professional archaeologists and community volunteers, students enrolled in the field school will participate in an ongoing research project designed to reveal and explain the diversity in native settlements associated with this long history.
	www.skidmore.edu /administration/osp/summer_abroad/southpark.htm (458 words)

	National Parks - Welcome to the U.S. National Park Net
		This site is dedicated to providing information on all US national parks.
		It is our intent to provide information that will be useful to tourists planning trips to United States national parks.
		Whether you need hotel information for Denali National Park in Alaska or fishing information for Florida's Everglades National Park, we hope to provide what you need for an enjoyable visit.
	www.us-national-parks.net (242 words)

	South Park-Tarryall Loop Scenic Drive: Lake George through South Park \| Colorado Scenic Byways
		Preview: This 121-mile loop drive follows Tarryall Creek along the Tarryall Mountains into broad South Park, traverses the park’s western edge beneath the Park and Mosquito ranges, then turns east and crosses the park and Wilkerson Pass back to Lake George.
		The drive traverses the granite-studded canyons and valleys of Tarryall Creek and crosses the open, sweeping grasslands of South Park, a high intermontane basin that sits in the state’s middle.
		This land of wide views and historic sites boasts a long human history from the Ute Indians who hunted buffalo on the park’s broad expanse and a fierce 1844 battle between the Utes and Arapahoes witnessed by pathfinder Kit Carson to rich silver and gold diggings around Fairplay and sheep and cattle ranching.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=XFA110-013 (345 words)

	Colorado Regional Weather Forecasts
		SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY.
		SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND GUSTY.
		SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY.
	www.colorado.edu /BoulderColorado/forecasts.html (3928 words)

	Colorado River Basin Stratigraphy
		Johnson, R.B., 1959, Geology of the Huerfano Park area, Huerfano and Custer Counties, Colorado, IN Contributions to general geology, 1957: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1071-D, p.
		Peterson, Fred, 1988, Stratigraphy and nomenclature of Middle and Upper Jurassic rocks, western Colorado Plateau, Utah and Arizona, IN Revisions to stratigraphic nomenclature of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of the Colorado Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1633-B, p.
		In, Geology of Utah's parks and monuments Sprinkel, Douglas A., Chidsey, Thomas C., Jr., Anderson, Paul B., eds., Utah Geological Association Publication, v.
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /coloradoplateau/lexicon/entrada.htm (1188 words)

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