|
Mount Rose is the highest mountain in Washoe County, within the Carson Range of Nevada, United States. It ranks thirty-seventh among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. It is also both the highest and most topographically prominent peak of the greater Sierra Nevada range within the state of Nevada, and the third most topographically prominent peak in the Sierra Nevada overall. It is located in the Mount Rose Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. An extinct volcano,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tahoeadventuresports.com/misc/tahoefacts.htm )〕 the mountain is in between Lake Tahoe and Reno.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.343798,-119.917136&ie=UTF8&ll=39.343856,-119.917145&spn=0.202053,0.383492&t=p&z=12&iwloc=addr )〕 State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose.〔 Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow.〔 〕 Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is nearby but is not on Mount Rose. Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431. The east slope of Slide Mountain, is the East Bowl of Mt. Rose. In 1964, the north side of Slide Mountain was named Mount Rose Ski Area and Reno Ski Bowl was renamed Slide Mountain Ski Area. In 1987 the two ski areas merged and began operation as one resort named Mt. Rose.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Tahoe Resorts A to Z )〕 In 1905, Dr. James Edward Church of the University of Nevada established the Mount Rose Weather Observatory, one of America's first high-altitude meteorological observatories, on June 29, 1905.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Nevada Landmarks )〕 ==Climate== John Brayshaw Kaye, a poet, lawyer and politician, wrote a poem called ''Mount Rose'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Rose (Nevada)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|