James Peak at first light - a photo on Flickriver

            Commemorating one of the first trained Euro-American naturalists to visit the area, James Peak is bathed in the first warm rays of light with a coat of new snow.  Edwin James accompanied the Stephen Long expedition to the southern Rockies in 1820 as the company's botanist, geologist, and physician.  He is credited with the first recorded ascents of Pikes Peak and James Peak, although it is fairly certain they had been climbed by Native Americans prior to this time.  James also made extensive collections during the expedition, including some of the first plants from the alpine zone above treeline, and several taxa bear his name.

Just peaking up to the right of James Peak's rounded summit is Parry Peak, also named for another 19th century botanist, Charles Parry, who described many species of Rocky Mountain plants, and whose name is also attached to many taxa (e.g. Parry primrose, Primula parryi).

The slopes of Eldora ski area are visible on the right, as are fire scars from the Cold Springs burn of 2016 on the top of one of the ridges between the lens and the summit of James Peak.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Boulder (show map)

Taken on: November 8, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/14.0, 1/20 sec, 46mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	46mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.13 (Macintosh)
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