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279 At St. Vrain the outer range sinks so low that you are able to look into the valleys of the snowy dividing ridge. Fortunately in the middle? of this explored part stands Long's Peak, the highest point of the chain. As seen from the Plain it appears to be a three-peaked mountain, & each of its three peaks has the appearance of being accessible. The mystery of St. Vrain I was told that there was a good path for pedestrians, & even for mules, to the foot of the Mountain, & that it had been unclear scaled. The Mountain to the South of Long's Peak appears to have a precipitous face of some thousands of feet on its side towards the Peak; & there is distinctly visible, lying between the two a green Park. A Park in the language of the Mountains is a large expanse of level grass-clad land up among the hills. There are many of them in this range. They are always well watered & abundantly stocked with game. This Park, & this Peak, are by the the paths I have past mentioned forty five miles distant from St. Vrain. The depression of the outer hills which admits men? to view continues for about twelve miles.