The western San Juan Mountains
Subtitle: their geology, ecology, and human history
By: managing editor, Rob Blair ; technical editors, Tom Ann Casey, William H. Romme, Richard N. Ellis.
Contributors: Blair, Rob, 1943-
Publisher: University Press of Colorado; Fort Lewis College Foundation
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Niwot, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Geology -- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); Ecology -- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); San Juan Skyway (Colo.) -- Guidebooks.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) -- Description and travel.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origin of landscapes / Rob Blair; title: Paleotectonic history / Douglas C. Brew; title: Precambrian rocks / Jack A. Ellingson; title: Paleozoic history / John A. Campbell; title: Mesozoic and early Cenozoic history / Jack Campbell and Doug Brew; title: Volcanic rocks / Jack A. Ellingson; title: Ore deposits and minerals / Scott Fetchenhier; title: Energy resources / T.L. Britt and J.M. Hornbeck; title: Weather and climate / Richard A. Keen; title: Ecological patterns / Albert W. Spencer and William H. Romme; title: Biotic communities of the semiarid foothills and valleys / Lisa Floyd-Hanna, Albert W. Spencer and William H. Romme; title: Biotic communities of the cool mountains / David W. Jamieson, William H. Romme and Preston Somers; title: Wetlands, riparian habitats, and rivers / Preston Somers and Lisa Floyd-Hanna; title: The foragers of the forest / Philip Duke; title: The Anasazi : prehistoric farmers / Gary Matlock; title: The Spanish / Richard N. Ellis; title: The Utes / Richard N. Ellis; title: The miners : they builded better than they knew / Duane Smith; title: Points of interest along the San Juan Skyway / Rob Blair and Preston Somers; title: Points of interest along the Durango-to-Silverton narrow-gauge railroad / Rob Blair; title: Points of interest along the Alpine Loop / Barb Byron.