DATE AND TIME: 071307, 1105;
LOCATION: Milepost 203.8 along US-24, about six miles N/NW of Buena Vista;
CAMERA: Olympus SP-500 UZ, 6 megapixel, 10x optical, 5x digital;
DESCRIPTION: The summit of Mount Harvard (upper-left) is so well-screened by surrounding peaks and ridges that it is next to impossible to spot from any roads or highways.
On a recent trip through central Colorado, I discovered that the upper section and summit of Mount Harvard are
BARELY visible from a
VERY BRIEF (1/4 mile) stretch of highway along US-24 north of Buena Vista (the north side of
milepost 204), which is the reason for that green highway sign in the photo. Bill Middlebrook (
14ers.com) first gave me this information a while back.
The quality isn't that great, because the skies were rather hazy at the time that I shot this photo (as a result of the Utah wildfires), but if you look closely (or click on the image for a closer view), the upper section of Mount Harvard can be seen in the upper left hand corner of the photo, above a nearby treed ridge.